School Wellbeing Program
Foundation to year 12
We help school communities build resilience and positive mental health through a curriculum-aligned program for every year level. Trusted by over 1,100 Australian schools.
Where evidence meets engagement
Our School Wellbeing Program teaches and models how to practise positive mental health strategies, embed a regular practise, and teach curriculum-aligned social and emotional skills.
A partnership that's all about impact
Genuine care
We are as passionate about your school's wellbeing as you are and everything we do is driven by making a difference.
Support when you need it
You'll have regular check-ins with a dedicated School Partnership Manager, someone who's been in the classroom and understands the realities of school life.
Committed for the long run
We know culture change and impact take time, which is why our program and support evolves with you.
A program that fits into busy school life
By educators for educators
Our lessons are designed for teachers to pick up and run, through an intuitive online Hub and without the need for lengthy planning or wellbeing expertise.
Designed to fit into your day
Flexible delivery options to suit your timetable, with lessons mapped to Australian, Victorian, NSW and WA curriculum standards.
Beyond the classroom
Practical tools, resources and activities to help you weave wellbeing into everyday school life.
Evidence-based, simple and fun
Learning students actually enjoy
Engaging activities and relatable storytelling that connects with students at every year level, from ELC to Year 12.
Habits that last
A simple framework of evidence-based practices to help students build wellbeing skills they'll carry through life.
A genuine whole school approach
Building wellbeing at home
Webinars, videos and resources to help families connect with the program and reinforce learning beyond the school gate.
Supporting teacher wellbeing
Workshops and resources not only equip staff to teach the program, they also help them take care of themselves too.
Navigating challenges
Teaching and parenting is hard, which is why we also have content to help staff and parents navigate daily challenges with confidence.
Proven impact
Through multiple independent evaluations, students participating in our School Wellbeing Program have shown measurable improvements compared to students at schools that aren't involved. Read the full reports here.
After six years with the program, students showed a:
- 47% reduction of depressive symptoms
- 34% reduction of anxiety symptoms
Through COVID-19 (2019-2021), students demonstrated:
- Improved social wellbeing
- Stable emotional wellbeing
- Consistent physical wellbeing
Students were found to have:
- Increased confidence and self-esteem
- Stronger relationships
- Increased ability to express emotions
- More supportive classroom environments
Trusted by schools nationwide
We're proudly partnering with 1,100+ school communities in rural, regional and metro areas around the country to teach resilience and support mental wellbeing.
What our partnership schools have to say
Embedding the key philosophy of GEM into our everyday practice has helped us embed a culture of holistic wellbeing.
Nautilus College & Yulinbal College
Why wellbeing?
With staggering statistics among children, young people and adults in Australia, we're working to drive change through a preventative approach.
1 in 4 primary students
experience high levels of depression or anxiety [1]
1 in 3 secondary students
experience high levels of depression or anxiety [1]
3 in 4 teachers
are experiencing burnout [2]
2 in 5 adults
experience a mental disorder in their lifetime [3]
Pricing and inclusions
$3,900 + $21 per student
(+GST and shipping costs)
Students
- Personal student wellbeing journal to support lesson activities and build everyday habits.
- Engaging video content designed for each year level to emotionally connect with students and spark class-based reflections.
- Participation in the Resilient Youth (RY) Student Resilience Survey.
Parents and carers
- Resources to reinforce wellbeing habits at home across every year level.
- An online 'Family Hub' with resources and video content with Hugh van Cuylenburg and Martin Heppell, to emotionally connect with parents and carers, encourage participation and build foundational knowledge.
Teachers
- An annual curriculum of plug-and-play lesson plans for every year level.
- An online 'Teaching Hub' to make lesson delivery easy. Educators access resources, track lesson progress, view video content and additional wellbeing resources in one place.
- A five-part video series, featuring Hugh van Cuylenburg and Martin Heppell, to emotionally connect with staff, encourage participation and build foundational knowledge.
- A 'Teaching TRP' workshop to equip educators to teach the program as well as support their own wellbeing.
Leadership
- A supportive and personalised onboarding process, including a Wellbeing Culture Assessment and Planning Meeting to help you set up the program for success.
- Termly check-ins with a dedicated School Partnership Manager to support your wellbeing culture initiatives, program implementation and facilitate professional development.
- Flexible program delivery options, with unique structures for primary versus secondary settings, and lessons mapped to the Australian, NSW, Victorian and WA curriculum standards to support timetabling.
- A targeted workshop to unpack your Resilient Youth survey results and wellbeing culture progress.
- Tools to build a school-family partnership and support wellbeing within and outside the school gates.
- A welcome pack, including a fence sign to promote your program participation and lanyard/wellbeing journal for your assigned 'TRP Ambassador'.
- Resources and activities to embed a wellbeing culture into daily school life across the year.
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