Our global team of URSTRONG Schools can attest to the impact that our program has on a community and we’ve loved hearing so many success stories over the years. In addition to Case Studies that demonstrate the impact at individual schools, here are some resources that speak to the evidence-based foundation of URSTRONG:
- Be You Programs Directory (Assessment by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne)
- Victoria Department of Education Schools Mental Health Menu (We are an approved, evidence-based provider endorsed by the DET in Victoria)
- Department of Education South Australia: External Progams Wellbeing Directory (We are an approved, evidence-based provider endorsed by the DET in South Australia)
- Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA Wellbeing Consultants have adopted our whole-school friendship strategy & curriculum in their strategic system-wide approach to enhance wellbeing)
- Maroondah Positive Education Network (Along with a Friendship Ninja Zone in their local shopping centre, we have URSTRONG Schools across Maroondah who also all use our Friendship Journals)
- URSTRONG Impact Report (Research designed & conducted in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, Canada)
- Friendology Facilitator’s Guide (Highlighting some of our research with thousands of schools since we began in 2009, including our alignment with CASEL & Positive Education)
We also provide URSTRONG Schools with a Pre & Post Assessment tool, developed with Simon Fraser University. This allows schools to capture their own data to demonstrate the impact of the program and the improved ‘friendship literacy’ amongst students.
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