When it comes to lesson planning, we’re at the top of the class.
Teachers. We really are a bunch of amazing humans. Not only do we shape the minds of future generations, educate miniature humans, and inspire tomorrow’s leaders, but we also do it with style. (And a whole lotta’ heart.)
At Zivia Designs, we know teachers. (Hell, we are teachers.) That’s why we create beautiful, professional, high-quality planners and organisers that you'll actually want to use every day. (Unlike that bland AF school-issued planner everyone’s doodling in at staff meetings.) We’ve got your back (shoulders, knees, and toes) when it comes to mapping out your lessons, organising your school week, and keeping your sh*t together. (Professionally speaking, of course.)
That’s why Zivia is your perfect partner in crime the classroom. We bring the style; all you’ve gotta do is bring the heart.
So, what makes our planners so dang awesome?
You mean besides the fact that we were the first Australian teacher planner business to make professionally-printed planners that are high quality and stylish as hell? Well, here’s a few things we’re pretty proud about:
• All Zivia products have been designed by an Australian teacher for Australian teachers – not some big, faceless stationery brand who doesn’t know jack about teaching.
• We only include the most relevant, functional, and up-to-date features in our planners, so you can get your planning done quickly and then get back to what you do best.
• We understand that teachers come in all shapes, sizes, and identities. That's why we offer a range of sleek AF cover styles so that you can match your planner to your personality! We have a design to suit every teacher's style; from bright, floral, pretty, primary-esque covers to bold, on-trend, minimalist designs for high school teachers, both male and female.
• We can belt out the entire lyrics of Beyonće’s Drunk In Love, complete with dance moves.
Currently On Our Hit List:
• Extra non-contact time
• Relief teachers who follow the plan you spent all night creating while you were vomiting like a teenager at Schoolies
• Lessons that go off without a hitch
• Students who say, "Thank you"
• Chocolate. And wine. (Preferably at the same time)
Currently On Our Sh*t List:
• Marking assessments on the weekend
• Relief teachers who let the kids have 'YouTube Day' and don't even leave a note explaining why
• NAPLAN ('Nuff said)
• Emails from rude parents
• Forgetting to pack a lunch and having to eat the stale muesli bar you found at the bottom of your bag
Roll Call: Meet Clare
Early Childhood Teacher. Stationery Addict. The new teacher on the playground boss lady at Zivia.
A Melbourne-based mama with a heart as big as her passion for education, Clare's journey is a tale of inspiration, creativity - and a lil’ bit of rebellion.
From shaping the minds of Australia's youngest learners to teaching the toughest of cookies in London, Clare's seen it all in her career. Her unique experience teaching kids who'd been shown the door elsewhere has given her a deep appreciation for the tools that make learning fun, engaging, and - let's be honest - a bit easier for us teachers to manage.
After the final bell rang on her years in the classroom, Clare's love affair with stationery turned from a hobby into a calling. Notebooks, planners, pens, highlighters—you name it, she's obsessed with it.
Like her predecessor Rachel, Clare knows that beyond caffeine and a solid behaviour management strategy, teachers need creativity-sparking tools that make planning a joy, not a chore.
Relieving Rach from (biz) playground duty in early 2024, Clare brings to Zivia Designs not just her eye for design and her nerdy love for stationery but also a genuine desire to support and champion today's educators.
Her mission? To build on Rachel's legacy and continue providing Aussie teachers with practical planners and organisational products designed to simplify their workload so they can focus on what matters most - connecting with students.
Ready to change the way you plan, for the better?
(Don’t answer that; it’s rhetorical.)
More social than Friday afternoon drinks in the staffroom.
@ziviadesigns
