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There’s lots of exciting things happening at URSTRONG! We love sharing our key milestones as we work towards our goal of bringing friendship skills to children from all corners of the world.

Forgiveness in Friendship: Extending an Olive Branch

In our Friendology curriculum, URSTRONG Schools help students spot strengths in themselves & their friends in our fun, character-building activities! According to VIA Institute of Character, we all possess 24 Character…

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Have you ever apologized to your child?

During the month of September, our URSTRONG Schools are teaching students about FORGIVENESS. Students are learning how to put out their Friendship Fires® and move on to Forgive & Forget…

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Friendology Student Handbooks or Friendship Journals?

  When it comes to choosing either Friendology Student Handbooks or Friendship Journals, it’s important to think about which one is the best fit for your school. While both resources…

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Book Spotlight: Fight Right by John & Julie Gottman

View this post on Instagram A post shared by URSTRONG | Dana Kerford (@urstrong.friendship) In the latest book by the Gottman’s, Fight Right, they share decades of research identifying the…

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URSTRONG School Spotlight: St Andrew’s School (Adelaide, SA)

St Andrew’s School in Walkerville, South Australia were recently featured in the news for their launch of our whole-school friendship strategy. Tyson Greenwood, Director of URSTRONG Schools, worked closely with…

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Friendships for Highly Sensitive Children

Raise your hand if you or your child is an HSP, like me? 🙋‍♀️ It wasn’t until I was an adult that I stumbled on the book, The Highly Sensitive…

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Understanding the Developmental Stages of Empathy in Friendships

April 2024 – As we focus on empathy this month, it’s important to consider the developmental stages of those gorgeous growing brains in our schools. By the age 3 or…

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Supporting Neurodivergent Learners with Friendship Skills

URSTRONG is proud to have worked with thousands of neurodiverse students in schools around the world.  Neurodiversity, a term coined in 1998 by an Australian sociologist, is about recognizing and…

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JUST RELEASED: Friendology Student Handbooks for Each Grade!

February 2024 – We’re so excited to announce that our Friendology Student Handbooks are now available for purchase for our URSTRONG Schools. These student workbooks provide a whole year of…

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Our Monthly Wellbeing Themes

At URSTRONG, we look at social-emotional wellbeing through the lens of friendship. After researching all the wellbeing frameworks out there, like CASEL and PERMA, we identified the top 12 concepts…

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Language of Friendship Wins Community Event of the Year

February 2024 – The award for Maroondah City Council Community Event of the Year recognises an event which best reflects the importance of strong community values and ties. We are…

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15 Years of URSTRONG’s Friendship Skills Curriculum in Schools

January 2024 – This year marks a huge milestone for URSTRONG – 15 years of empowering children with friendship skills. URSTRONG first launched its flagship friendship skills curriculum, Friendology, in…

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