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Children's programs
Creative, social-emotional programs — like Superheroes Unleashed — where children discover their strengths and build emotional regulation tools.
Max-Quest · On your path
Healing systemic trauma starts from within.
A community-based educational company using innovative, trauma-informed approaches — children's programs, school & staff trainings, and consultations built for the realities of our times.
- 50+
- years combined experience
- 1000+
- children & families served
- 2
- continents of practice
“Max-Quest” means on your path.
Named after Monique & Steven's son.
About Max-Quest
Doing things differently, breaking barriers.
Max-Quest is a community-based educational company developed with the premise that healing systemic trauma comes from within. We provide programs, consultations, and more.
Monique Maxwell and her husband, Steven, created Max-Quest to address the realities and gaps they found through their combined 50 years of experience in social services, community, education, health, and justice — across North America (USA, but mainly Montreal) and South Africa. We intend to define new approaches that resonate in our modern world.
Our approach
Every program is trauma-informed.
Neuroscience
Tools grounded in how the nervous system responds to stress, safety and connection.
Developmental psychology
Approaches matched to each stage of growth, from early grades to young leaders.
Child psychology
Practices that honour how children feel, express and make sense of their world.
User-friendly by design
Complex concepts broken down into clear, practical material anyone can use.
Mini Comic-Con finale!
Signature program
Superheroes Unleashed
A unique social-emotional, trauma-informed, developmental program where students design their own superhero based on themselves while learning meaningful skills. Each theme covers a different aspect of the self — Superpowers = Strengths, Villain = Challenges.
Through interactive activities and the creative arts, children strengthen their emotional regulation. At the end, they showcase a Mini Comic-Con celebrating their very own superhero alongside new learnings and tools.
Children will learn to:
- Explore & discover inner strengths, aka their “superpowers”
- Develop emotional regulation tools based on the nervous system & neuroscience
- Enhance confidence, inner dialogue, and relationship to self
- Strengthen relationships & communication skills
- Develop skills for dealing with conflict & stress
- Explore values and community engagement
- Express creativity through identity, self-exploration & creative arts
What we offer
Superhero program packages.
Choose the format that fits your school, classroom or community. Contact us for pricing and availability.
Train your staff
Online/hybrid or in-person training so your team can lead the program.
Ask about thisProgram manual
Purchase the manual with access to a growing activity bank.
Ask about this6-week program
A trained facilitator delivers 6 weekly 1-hour sessions with a Comic-Con — any grade.
Ask about this6-week Leadership program
Leadership / Schoolyard version with a Comic-Con, designed for older grades.
Ask about thisSuperpower Discovery Day
1–2 hours in class, or as a special activity for PED days.
Ask about thisTheme Day
Choose one theme for a focused 1–2 hour session.
Ask about thisAbout me
Meet Monique.
As a South African Canadian, Monique brings 25 years of unique experience, mainly devoted to the impact and healing of community violence and trauma. She has led non-profits in management roles and worked as a lecturer at various institutions worldwide.
With a Master's from the University of Cape Town and a graduate internship at the Desmond Peace Centre, she has since worked with the United Nations, NBA Africa, the National Center for Community Schools in NYC, the University of Chicago, and the University of Cape Town. She has presented at international conferences in Tanzania, Ohio, South Africa and New York.
Over 1,000 children and families in every tier of society — and now integrating that knowledge in new and creative ways.
Contact
Let's find your path together.
Ask about a program, book a staff training or consultation, or reserve a spot in our free Tuesday info session.