The Resilience Project – School Wellbeing Program

Program description

The Resilience Project (TRP) program aims to build resilience and happiness. The program focuses on promoting emotional literacy and positive emotion, specifically: Gratitude, Empathy, and Mindfulness (GEM).

TRP offers a whole-of-school-community approach, and involves students, school staff and parents/carers. The program is delivered through a series of digital presentations, webinars and a year-long curriculum that is specifically aligned to Victorian standards. Each school is proactively supported by their own School Partnership Manager who helps with implementation and embedding the program within the fabric of the school.

TRP includes:

• digital presentations designed for students and parents/carers
• teacher lesson plans for every year level that are culturally responsive and based on curriculum standards
• staff professional development sessions and resources
• an online teacher platform to help deliver lessons and well-being within the school
• the Resilient Youth Survey which provides a detailed wellbeing profile of each individual school
• access to a School Partnership Manager.

Intended outcomes

• Increased student social and emotional wellbeing
• Increased emotional literacy
• Reduction in depressive and anxiety symptoms
• Increased sense of belonging and connection (across peers, school environment and at home)
• Increased confidence and self esteem
• Regular practice of key program strategies (Gratitude, Empathy & Mindfulness)

Program details

Implementation considerations

• Target population: All primary and secondary school students, school staff and their parents/carers.
• Program adaptability: There is the ability to modify the program delivery to cater for different circumstances including composite classes, schools with small enrolment numbers, schools with timetable requirements and other specific needs of the student cohort. The program is adaptable for diverse cohorts including:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
  • students with a disability.
• Staffing: The time commitment for teachers delivering the program is on an average of one hour per week. No backfilling is required. Participating schools need to assign a Resilience Project Ambassador who will be the key point of contact for program implementation.
• Training requirements: Teachers will be required to have access to a computer and the internet to access the online teacher resources.
• Factors to consider: There is no minimum number of participants, however, the program encourages whole school participation for primary schools and a minimum of 2 year levels for secondary schools for maximum program impact. A dedicated School Partnership Manager provides ongoing support over the course of the year. This includes leadership meetings, staff professional development, school visits and termly newsletters. Schools can phone/email their partnership manager at any point during the year. No additional costs involved.
• Australian context: This program has been developed and applied in Australia.

Cost

Minimum cost

$5,000+

Detailed cost

The total program cost comprises:

• Component 1: The Resilience Project Inspire Program, including all presentations and workshops ($4,290 including GST per school)
• Component 2: The Resilience Project Engage Program ($23.10 including GST per student).

Schools are required to purchase both components 1 and 2 in their first year of the program but may wish to choose only one of the components in consecutive years.

Additional costs include:

• in-person workshops covering various topics delivered by one x facilitator with no minimum or maximum number of participants: $2,090 (including GST)
• webinars covering various topics delivered by one x facilitator with no minimum or maximum number of participants: $550 (including GST)
• travel costs for all travel in excess of 80 km of Melbourne CBD: as per ATO rates
• overnight accommodation for one x facilitator where school is 100 km or more from Melbourne CBD: $330 (including GST).