Friendology Educator Training for CEWA Schools (Term 1) *Wrap-up: Thu 6 Mar*

Presented in partnership with CEWA (Catholic Education Western Australia), educators at URSTRONG Schools who have GOOD, GREAT or BEST FRIENDS membership tiers are invited to attend our LIVE online introductory and wrap-up sessions!

NOTE: This session will take place at 3:30pm (WA time). Can’t attend live? No problem – we’ll send you a link to the recording.

Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Director & Implementation Expert) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.

Friendology Educator Training is a blended learning model, combining live classes with video sessions and follow-up activities. The training includes:

• LIVE on Zoom (Thu 6 Feb): INTRO – Tyson or Dana will kick-off training in this interactive online session. Register now to receive the zoom link!
• Video: The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
• Video: The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
• Video: Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
• Video: Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.
• LIVE on Zoom (Thu 6 Mar): WRAP-UP – Tyson or Dana will get you to apply your learning to real-life scenarios and ensure you’re ready to go!

Note: All training videos can be accessed under the TRAINING page when you log-in to your account.

For our live sessions, whether watching as a group or individually, we require that teachers have their screens on so they can engage via chat + play games! When you register to attend, you will receive an email with the zoom link. Please forward those details onto your team!

Please also take a peek at the Preparing for Training with URSTRONG document. It’s a step-by-step guide to help you map out a perfect plan for your school. You’ll also see a sample schedule + template to help you lead your team on this journey.

Please ensure your teachers have watched the training videos prior to the wrap-up session.