Navin Amarasuriya

Written by Navin Amarasuriya, CEO of Contentment Foundation “As we serve educators with  evidence-based well-being  practices, how do we implement our work in a way that genuinely nourishes rather than adding to their burden?” The Landscape: A Full Plate Schools are arguably one of the hardest systems to serve:  high teacher churn , underfunded budgets, structures resistant to change, and politically volatile environments. Adoption is never easy here. Every new initiative competes with a...

Written by Navin Amarasuriya, CEO of Contentment Foundation. Growing up in Singapore, I was taught that peace was always just around the corner that each achievement would finally bring rest. A top grade. A promotion. A number in the bank account. But every milestone faded quickly. The moment I arrived at one dream, it quietly shifted into a new goal. The finish line kept moving.I was on the   hedonic treadmill :  always running, never arriving. Exploring the Nuances of More  Contentment is...

Written by Navin Amarasuriya, CEO of Contentment Foundation. Most conversations about schools start with test scores, budgets, or curriculum plans. Ours begin with the  inner worlds  of educators.  It comes at a time when outer worlds are challenging. In the U.S., educator pay is  shrinking  considering inflation. Despite increases in some states, teachers are making about 5% less than a decade ago. This mirrors global  trends  observed in the countries we operate in.  A large Oxford-led ...