The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to provide you with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s, and beyond.
Future Smart Parent
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The Future Smart Parent podcast provides resources for parents and kids who want to be ready for all the ways in which the future is going to be different from today.We will explore this future together, bringing insights from top futurists, resources from smart people working on making our lives better, and most importantly, stories of parents who are parenting a little differently, yet very much intentionally, for a changing world. These stories, insights and resources are all there to provide you with the tools needed to parent in the 2020s, and beyond.
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Recent Episodes
June 1, 2026
Let's Meet Under the Tree - Tebogo Maneli on Indigenous Knowledge, Brave Conversations & What Our Kids Actually Need
<h2><strong>About This Episode</strong></h2><p>I'll be honest - I found today's guest because of a conference theme. And I know that sounds like a strange place to start, but when the theme is "Let's Meet Under the Tree," you just have to stop, don't you?</p><p>That's what happened when I came across the Embrace Symposium, happening at St Benedict's College in Johannesburg this month. And it led me straight to Tebogo Maneli - history teacher, DEIBS practitioner, and great podcast guest :)</p><p>This conversation goes deep... into Indigenous Knowledge Systems, what representation actually feels like (versus just understanding it intellectually), why language is one of the most powerful tools of connection we're currently underusing, and what it really means to raise children who know who they are.</p><h2><strong>In This Episode We Talk About</strong></h2><ul><li>What Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) actually means - and why every single person in the room carries one</li><li>The "Meet Under the Tree" metaphor, and why Tebogo thinks it might not just be a metaphor</li><li>Why she prefers the word educationalist over transformation practitioner - and how language shapes whether people open up or shut down</li><li>The difference between representation and transformation, and why Tebogo believes in one far more than the other</li><li>What happened when Jude worked alongside a woman in leadership for the first time - and the moment she felt what representation means, not just understood it</li><li>Why white teachers aren't being replaced, they're being invited into a bigger conversation</li><li>The real reason African languages aren't being taken by white students in South African schools (hint: it's systemic, not about difficulty)</li><li>Why parents and teachers are partners in this ecosystem - and how a single positive message home can shift everything</li></ul><br/><h2><strong>A Moment That Stuck With Me</strong></h2><p>"We don't know what we do not know. And this is where I think the tree metaphor lives - you didn't even know you were wounded before, right? Through experiencing her as a system, using her indigenous knowledge, you were changed. You were healed in a way that maybe you might not have been before." - Tebogo Maneli</p><h2><strong>Mentioned in This Episode</strong></h2><p><strong>The Embrace Symposium 2026</strong> Let's Meet Under the Tree: Using Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Pedagogy as Pathways to Social Healing in Education</p><p> 📅 4–5 June 2026 </p><p>📍 St Benedict's College, Johannesburg</p><p>This is not a sit-and-listen kind of event. It's practical, it's dialogic, and it's designed so that every delegate leaves with tools they can actually take back to their school community. If this conversation moved something in you, that's probably your sign to look it up.</p><p>🔗<a href="https://www.stbenedicts.co.za/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://www.stbenedicts.co.za/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">St Benedict's College - Embrace Symposium</a></u></p><h2><strong>About Tebogo Maneli</strong></h2><p>Tebogo Maneli is an Upper School History teacher at Lebone II College of the Royal Bafokeng, based in Phukeng village, North West. With over 15 years of experience in education across South Africa and Mauritius, Tebogo holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of the Witwatersrand and is currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Inclusive Education through UNISA.</p><p>In 2023, her passion for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in schools was formalised at St Stithians Girls' College, where she became a DEIBS practitioner and went on to convene the DEIBS Cluster in Gauteng - bringing together transformation practitioners from private schools across the province. She has facilitated Teachers' Roundtables for the Apartheid Museum, presented on Girls' Education at St Mary's DSG, and spoken on innovative AI teaching strategies at the 2023 History National User Group Conference.</p><p>Tebogo describes herself not as a transformation practitioner, but as an educationalist - and once you hear this conversation, you'll understand exactly why that distinction matters.</p><h2><strong>Connect With Tebogo</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tebogo-maneli-990a381b6/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tebogo Maneli</a></u></li></ul><br/><h2><strong>Connect With Jude & Future Smart Parent</strong></h2><ul><li>🌐<a href="https://futuresmartparent.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.tomorrowtodayglobal.com/schools</a></li><li>📸 Instagram:<a href="https://instagram.com/judefoulston_family" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://instagram.com/judefoulston_family" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@judefoulston</a></u></li><li>💼 LinkedIn:<a href="https://linkedin.com/in/judefoulston" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><u><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/judefoulston" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/judefoulston</a></u></li></ul><br/><p>If this episode resonated with you, please share it with another parent or educator who needs to hear it. And if you haven't subscribed yet - now's a good time. We've got a lot more conversations like this one coming.</p>
November 1, 2024
Empower Your Teaching with AI with Graeme Codrington - brought to you by Future Smart Teacher
In today’s episode, we dive into the exciting world of AI in education with global futurist Graeme Codrington and the team at Future Smart Teacher. Graeme shares valuable insights on how AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, can serve as powerful assistants in teaching, helping educators enhance their workflow, engage students in new ways, and save valuable time—all while preparing for a tech-driven future.Key Takeaways:AI as an Assistant, Not a Replacement: Learn why AI tools like ChatGPT are best...
September 11, 2024
Harmonising Life: The Potential Role of Music Therapy in 21st-Century Parenting
Episode Summary: In this episode, Jude chats with music therapist Graeme Sacks about what music therapy is, how it encourages growth, self-expression and healing through music and how this might impact parents and their kids today! Graeme challenges the notion that music should be something we add competition to, especially because of how that pressure can often lead children away from music and singing. Instead he says, we should be encouraging children and teens to be making music and singi...
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