Valentina Habunek Mrazović, Croatia

Senior Advisory Council
Valentina Habunek Mrazović
She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, Croatia, and holds MA in pedagogy. She works at the 3rd primary school in Varaždin.

Senior Advisory Council Member Biography

She completed many continuing education classes in CAP (Child Assault Prevention), #Deletecyberbullying – program for the prevention of electronic violence among children, 3P mentoring in the Healthy Living program (first aid for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and self-harm). She is registered in the Register of Conciliators of the Ministry of Justice and Administration as a mediator, and at school she conducts mediation as a method of conciliation. She published articles on a freelance basis for the portal obitelj.hr and has been a contributor to the book “Croatian folk sayings and proverbs for children”. She is the leader of activities in work with gifted students and an external associate of the Association for gifted children. She actively implements eTwinning and Erasmus projects and is the winner of four National Quality Labels and two European Quality Labels for work on eTwinning projects. She also mentored students in the creation of materials on the topic of mental hygiene for the non-governmental, non-profit organization “Hrabri telefon” and they won the first prize – the award “Clean five for mental hygiene”. In 2022, she participated in the International Expressions of Kindness: Multimedia Showcase and in the implementation of the Connect with Kindness Curriculum in her school. In October 2023, she participated in the 49th AME conference “Positive Youth Development and Moral Education: Building Bridges” by presenting good practice examples from her school.