About Us

Our Vision

Learning Skills for a happier life
Our vision is to help your child improve their academic, emotional and social development, using a form of play that they’ll really enjoy. Research has shown that if you want to reinforce positive behaviours and bolster a child’s confidence, the early school years are the most important time to start. Magical Minds provides enjoyable, challenging and interactive game play to help your child develop their own inherent skills and strengths. At the same time it helps parents to develop their relationship with their children, establishing a closer bond through the shared experience of play.

Who we are

Anne Sheridan
“II think there are tremendous untapped opportunities to improve the well-being and development of children.  We want to make a difference by using an innovative combination of technology, design, storytelling and active learning.  And we want to make it fun, too!”

Anne has worked for the past 12 years in the area of mental health promotion in north west Ireland. During that time she has coordinated innovative mental health promotion programmes targeting children and young people.
Anne holds an honours degree in Social Science and Post-Graduate diplomas in Social Work (CQSW), Systemic Family Therapy, and Business and Life Coaching and a certificate in Mediation.

Berni Sheridan
“We passionately believe that with the right sort of encouragement, children can achieve beyond their own and their parents expectations, becoming happier and more fulfilled in the process. Magical Minds is about unlocking that potential that exists in every child”
Berni began working in education in 2007 after a successful 18 year career in multinational corporation Aryzta (IAWS). She holds an honours degree in Psychology, a Business Masters, and a Diploma in Science

Noelle Donnell

“I’m excited about the potential for new technologies to have a practical, beneficial impact on the way children develop their self-esteem and sense of self-worth. I think we’re only at the very early stages of what promises to be a whole new movement toward combining games technologies more fundamentally in child developmental programs”.
Noelle Donnell spent her early career in the public sector before establishing her own consultancy practice in Northern Ireland within the Third and small business sectors. Her work ranges across Project Development, Peace and Reconciliation and Community Development.
Noelle holds a BA from Queen’s University Belfast and is currently completing a Masters Degree. She has a Diploma in Business and Life Coaching and is a Stress Management Facilitator, trainer and group facilitator; she also holds various counselling based qualifications