Why We Built This
We are educators, coaches, and designers who have spent years supporting teachers on the edge of burnout—and sometimes beyond it. We’ve sat in staff rooms full of amazing people running on fumes. We’ve led professional development sessions where no one had the bandwidth to take in one more thing.
So we started asking:
What would it look like to design for the emotional life of a teacher—not just their productivity?
That question led to Vela.
A tool that doesn’t ask you to hustle harder or “self-care” your way out of a system that’s draining you.
Instead, it helps you catch signals early.
Reflect without judgment.
Reset in under five minutes.
Contact us
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