I believe that the future of the world must be changed by the power of love, and that we must make the heart and soul work that is our human creative potential known to the children.

To honour this message of hope for the children we began our first Paradise Kids program in 1996.

One element that perhaps makes Paradise Kids different from other programs is that it brings in the spiritual dimension of life experience, of the child, the Buddy and their caregiver - through the concept that we are all one.

Our human journey also involves being grounded in the body, in our health and in our wholeness and so we place an emphasis on honouring the physical developmental stages of childhood as well as the relationship of love that flows from one soul to another through the ‘Buddying’ process.

As a student of creation spirituality, my dream is that each child can affirm that they are a blessing, a gift of creation with all of the gifts of creation inherent in them. Through Paradise Kids programs they can learn that it is safe to bring out these gifts, the greatest of which is love.

Deirdre Hanna, Founding President