BEYOND100: The world’s first initiative to build daily lifelong habits for health, purpose, and resilience in schools
BEYOND100 is a transformative wellbeing and longevity programme for children aged 3–18.
Built on neuroscience and longevity research, it equips every child with sustainable, daily habits that foster lifelong physical and mental health.
More than just a curriculum, BEYOND100 helps schools create a culture of wellbeing, where students thrive, educators feel empowered, and communities grow stronger together.
BEYOND100: A Visionary Wellbeing
& Longevity Programme
Engaging toolkits, classroom habits, and journals to make wellbeing tangible and fun.
A Whole-Ecosystem Approach
Continuing Professional Development, practical resources, and ongoing support to empower them as wellbeing leaders.
Parent courses and community hubs to ensure the habits learned at school are supported at home.
For Students
For Educators
For Families
Because it takes a village to build lifelong wellbeing
Our Advisors bring together leading expertise in longevity, health, wellbeing, nutrition and science. This team of experts have collaborated to bring to life a programme that is the foundation of lifelong learning and success for students.
Register your interest to explore future partnership opportunities
BEYOND100 is currently available exclusively to GEMS Education schools.
If you're interested in partnering with us or exploring how we can work together, we’d love to hear from you.
Grounded in Research:
Built on neuroscience, psychology, and longevity science
Whole Community Wellness: Connecting families and schools in a culture of health.
Lifelong Vitality: Equipping students with habits for a longer, healthier, more purposeful life.
Emotional Intelligence in Action: Helping children express, regulate, and thrive.
Mindful Moments, Daily: Empowering students to manage stress and embrace calm.
Transformation Begins Within: Nurturing the inner world of every child to help them flourish.
Nourishment for Life: Building lifelong habits around nutrition and wellbeing.
BEYOND100 empowers schools and families to proactively tackle the modern challenges children face, equipping the next generation to not only live longer, but to live better.
"Education must prepare students not only to succeed in exams, but to succeed in life.
With BEYOND100, we are helping our young people – and their families – build the inner strength, physical vitality and emotional balance they need to live long, healthy, meaningful lives.
We want our students not just to learn well – but to live well, for many years to come.”
Mr Sunny Varkey, Chairman and Founder of GEMS Education
Backed by World Class Expertise:
Meet the experts driving BEYOND100
Practising just 5 minutes of mindfulness daily can lower stress hormone levels in children by up to 22% and improve emotional regulation within three weeks. (Source: Journal of School Psychology, 2022)
Global Advisor for BEYOND100. Dr Andrew Steele is a scientist, writer, presenter and author of Ageless: The new science of getting older without getting old.
Michiko is a registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist.
BEYOND100 Lead, Corporate Head of Wellbeing at GEMS Education Dr Funke is a renowned clinical psychologist and well-being strategist.
Children who develop daily health routines before age 12 are 82% more likely to maintain them into adulthood, reducing their risk of premature death by up to 30%. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021)
Professor JJ (Hans) Meij
Chairperson - BEYOND100
Dr Andrew Steele
Global Advisor - BEYOND100
Dr. Funke Baffour-Awuah
BEYOND100 Lead
Michiko Tomioka RDN, CDN
Cultural Advisor to BEYOND100
Vice-President (International Affairs) Amsterdam UMC and Director of the Academy for Health Longevity, NUS Singapore, a longevity expert with more than 45 years’ healthcare experience,