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We’d love to welcome your school to our global team of URSTRONG Schools! Become a URSTRONG School & get immediate access to our Friendology curriculum, which fully integrates with the DET’s Respectful Relationships curriculum. View this annual scope & sequence.

Bring URSTRONG
to Your School!

Want a Friendship Expert to work with your school? Host our Language of Friendship (parent-child) or Day of Friendship (student-only) workshops either online or in-person. Our workshops are engaging, interactive, and FUN!

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URSTRONG Workshops
for Schools

Language
of Friendship

Whole-School: Prep to Year 6 + Parents + Teachers

60 to 90 mins

Through interactive parent-child activities, parents will learn language & strategies to support their child to create healthy, feel-good friendships. This session will review concepts taught at URSTRONG Schools through our Friendology 101 curriculum to reinforce a common “language of friendship”.

Teachers are encouraged to attend to reflect & reinforce a whole-school friendship strategy.

Early Years

Lil’ Friendship Ninjas

20 to 30 mins

In this workshop, students (alongside their favourite “fuzzy friend” from home) learn how to use The Friend-o-Meter to keep their friendships in the Green-Zone. They learn that Friendship Ninjas say & do things to put out their Friendship Fires®.

Years 1&2

Fuzzies & Friends

45 to 60 mins

Through fun role-play with teddy bears, students learn the basics of friendship including The 4 Friendship Facts, qualities of a Green-Zone Friendship, and how to use the Friend-o-Meter to reflect on how they’re feeling in their friendships. Students also practice, step-by-step, how to put out Friendship Fires® by Talking-it-Out.

Years 3&4

Heart of Friendship

60 to 90 mins

Through fun role-play with teddy bears, students explore The 4 Friendship Facts & learn the WWW strategy to get strategic in their friendships. Using the Friend-o-Meter, they reflect on healthy (Green-Zone) and unhealthy (Red-Zone) friendships. Learning the difference between Friendship Fires & Mean-on-Purpose moments, students practise putting out Friendship Fires® by working their way around the Friend-o-Cycle, along with when & how to use a Quick Comeback.

Years 5&6

Friendship Fires

60 to 90 mins

In this workshop, students learn what to expect in their friendships through The 4 Friendship Facts, applying these ‘truths’ in friendship to their real-life. They also learn what trust & respect look like in-action & what happens when mistrust & disrespect seep into a friendship. Using the Friend-o-Meter, students reflect on the health of their friendships & Friendship Groups. They learn how to manage conflict (in-person and online), exploring the different approaches for responding to Friendship Fires® versus Mean-on-Purpose behaviour.

Year 7

Friendship Tips for Teens

60 mins

Available Terms 1 & 2, this workshop is designed to help students transition to friendships in high school. They learn the 4 Friendship Facts, applying these ‘truths’ in friendship to their real-life. Using the Friend-o-Meter, students reflect on the health of their friendships & Friendship Groups. They learn how to manage conflict (in-person and online), exploring the different approaches for responding to Friendship Fires® versus Mean-on-Purpose behaviour. Students learn how to apply these friendship strategies to other relationships in their lives.

Years 9&10

Friend-o-Leader Training

60 mins

This session, designed for URSTRONG Schools implementing a Peer Mentorship model, teaches leaders how to be a “Friendship Coach”. They learn tools, language, & strategies that are taught in the Friendology curriculum to support the Year 7&8s in their friendships.

URSTRONG SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

Want to host a
Day of Friendship?

Check out some highlights from a Day of Friendship at Perth College (Perth, WA, Australia) + see the many creative ways they have brought our friendship strategy to life at their school.

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Have a question about our School Workshops?

Check out some common questions below, but don’t hesitate to reach out if you still need some help.

What is the evidence-base for URSTRONG?

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Our school already has a wellbeing program. Can we integrate URSTRONG?

Is URSTRONG an anti-bullying program?