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BRING HILDE INTO THE CLASSROOM<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A MAGICAL REALISM ADVENTURE STORY WITH CRITICAL QUESTIONS.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hilde of the Jungfrau \u2013 The Eismeer Diamond<\/em> gives teachers an engaging way to explore human agency, AI and responsibility, identity and belonging, leadership, freedom, self-discovery, and our relationship with the natural world.<\/strong>
Set in the real landscape of the Swiss Alps, the story combines mystery, adventure and magical realism<\/strong> with questions young people are already facing.
Use Hilde to start conversations that matter.<\/strong>
Explore classroom resources, book a live author webinar, arrange a school visit and book signings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Adventure. Mystery. Self-discovery. And questions that matter.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hilde of the Jungfrau \u2013 The Eismeer Diamond, Part One<\/em><\/strong> is an illustrated adventure for young people, rooted in the mountains, legends and real landscape of Switzerland\u2019s Jungfrau region.
At its centre is fourteen-year-old Hilde, drawn into a mystery that forces her to ask increasingly difficult questions about who she is, where she belongs, what she believes \u2014 and what she is prepared to take responsibility for.<\/strong>
Alongside the adventure is a contemporary tension between Hilde and M.E.T.I.S.<\/strong> Inc., a powerful technology company racing towards AI superintelligence.
The story deliberately avoids a simple technology bad, nature good argument.<\/em>
Instead, it opens a wider question for young people:
As technology becomes more powerful, how do we retain our judgement, our agency and our willingness to take responsibility for the choices we make?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & CREATOR<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nigel Majakari is a British author and entrepreneur who grew up in a former coal mining town of the North West of England. Today, he lives with his Swedish wife beneath the North Face of the Eiger in Grindelwald, Switzerland.<\/strong>
Over the past thrity five years Nigel has worked with street-gangs in inner London, international government leaders and the United Nations, investors and foundations, and later pioneering impact-investment support for women entrepreneurs and artisans in underserved communities in India and around the world.
Across those very different environments, the same few questions kept returning:
What enables people to recognise that they have agency? Why is it important to excercise responsibility for how agency is used? And how can individuals and communities begin to positivley transform their circumstances?<\/strong>
A father of three daughters, Nigel created Hilde of the Jungfrau<\/em> to explore these questions through adventure, mystery and storytelling.

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MEET THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Bring the conversation into your school.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Author and creator Nigel Majakari<\/strong> is available to work directly with schools and students in person and online.
Sessions can be shaped around the age group, curriculum and interests of the school.
LIVE AUTHOR WEBINAR<\/strong>
A live online conversation with Nigel exploring the story behind Hilde, the Jungfrau, adventure, human agency and the choices facing young people in an age of AI.
Sessions can include an illustrated introduction, discussion and student Q&A.
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WHY HILDE IN THE CLASSROOM?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Bring the conversation into your school.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hilde provides a story-led and emotional entry point to explore questions that young people are already encountering in their own lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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HUMAN AGENCY & AI<\/h4>

How do we help young people think for themselves in a world increasingly influenced by algorithms, recommendation systems and artificial intelligence?
When does assistance become dependence?
And what responsibilities belong not only to the people using technology, but also to those developing, financing and controlling it?<\/p>

IDENTITY, BELONGING & SELF-DISCOVERY<\/h4>

Hilde is trying to understand who she is while others already have expectations of who she should become.
Her journey creates space for discussion around identity, belonging, difference, confidence, friendship and the choices that shape us.<\/strong><\/p>

FREEDOM, LEADERSHIP & RESPONSIBILITY<\/h4>

Hilde does not begin the story as a leader.
Circumstances increasingly require her to decide whether she will step forward.
Students can explore what leadership really means, whether freedom can exist without responsibility, and what happens when we choose not to act.<\/p>

MOUNTAINS, AWE & OUR PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD<\/h4>

The Jungfrau is more than a backdrop to the story.
The mountains inspire awe, wonder, love and respect<\/strong>, but they also demand awareness, humility and judgement.
For Hilde, the natural world is something we are connected to, dependent upon and responsible for.
What can the mountains teach us about our place within a world larger than ourselves?<\/strong><\/p>

ADVENTURE, MYSTERY & IMAGINATION<\/h4>

At its heart, The Eismeer Diamond<\/em> remains an adventure.
Mystery, discovery and uncertainty give students an accessible way into deeper conversations while also supporting reading, storytelling, creative writing, visual literacy and imagination.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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HILDE & IB EDUCATION<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t
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The story is particularly suited to inquiry-led learning for students approximately 11\u201316<\/strong>, including International Baccalaurate Middle Years Programme classrooms, while many of its questions can be extended into older student discussion and IB Diploma \/ Theory of Knowledge contexts.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hilde can support inquiry around themes including:<\/p>

Identities & Relationships\u2028
<\/strong>Who are we, and how do relationships and communities shape who we become?
Scientific & Technical Innovation\u2028<\/strong>
Who decides how technology is developed and used \u2014 and where does responsibility sit?
Globalisation & Sustainability
<\/strong>How are local environments and communities connected to decisions made elsewhere?
Personal & Cultural Expression<\/strong>\u2028
How do stories, legends, places and cultural traditions help people understand themselves?
For older students, the story can also open TOK-style inquiry<\/strong> around knowledge, perspective, technology, evidence, power and responsibility.<\/p>

Questions might include:
When does relying on technology begin to weaken our own judgement?<\/strong>
Does greater knowledge automatically lead to better decisions?<\/strong>
Who is responsible for the consequences of technologies developed by many different people and institutions?<\/strong>
How does where we stand \u2014 culturally, physically or intellectually \u2014 affect what we believe to be true?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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HILDE IN THE CLASSROOM<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Teacher and classroom resources around The Eismeer Diamond<\/em>, including:<\/p>