Morten Kirk Jensen

Since 2017, Billund Municipality’s school area has enjoyed a positive and rewarding collaboration with Kidz Academy. Child-to-child communication is at the heart of their teaching methodology—through “learn it, live it, pass it on”—which also serves as the foundation for embedding the initiatives. The primary focus has been on well-being initiatives, with systematic work on training well-being ambassadors across grade levels.

Billund Municipality has extended this concept beyond its borders to schools in Vejle Municipality, where trained well-being ambassadors from Billund schools have alternated as co-trainers. This has created motivation, enthusiasm, and pride among all participants, fostering a sense of belonging to a larger community.

The collaboration with Kidz Academy is grounded in an approach that strengthens the school-home partnership through a shared well-being language and reference framework, setting a common agenda for well-being and community for entire grade levels and all students.

The pedagogical initiatives have been based on learning through play, where all well-being tools, exercises, and activities are developed in collaboration with children. There has been strong support and satisfaction from all stakeholders, with staff, children, and parents expressing great satisfaction with the collaboration.

We hope to continue and further develop our partnership to benefit children in Billund Municipality and beyond.