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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.

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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Learning for Friendship at Barker College in Sydney, Australia

Over the recent years, the Junior School at Barker College has developed a partnership with URSTRONG. The common language of friendships, and the wealth of teaching and learning resources, provides…

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Friendology Student Handbooks for Each Grade in 2024!

We are so excited to announce to our URSTRONG Schools that we are publishing Friendology Handbooks for EACH GRADE from Year 1 to Year 6, walking students through our Friendology…

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Show Your Child How to Make New Friends

Doctor’s Orders: Show Your Child How to Make Friendships a Priority! November 10, 2023: I was recently interviewed for an article in Wellbeing Magazine on making friends as an adult….

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A Partnership with Catholic Education Western Australia

Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) have adopted URSTRONG’s Friendology friendship skills curriculum & whole-school friendship strategy in their strategic system-wide approach to enhance wellbeing.  Oct 26, 2023: URSTRONG and CEWA…

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What is the Evidence-Base for URSTRONG?

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…

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Try “Pushing Pause” on Worries!

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Dana Kerford named Most Influential Educator 2023

We are super excited to announce that our Founder, Dana Kerford, has been named as one of The Most Influential Educators 2023 by The Educator. The award represents leaders and trailblazers…

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Be a Friendship Coach, Not an Investigator

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Parents, Has Your Protective Instinct Kicked In?

“I Knew I Was Giving My Child Bad Advice, But I Didn’t Know What Else to Say!”   This is one of the most common things that parents have said to…

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IPPA World Congress in Vancouver, Canada!

We are excited to announce that our Founder, Dana Kerford, and our Director, Tyson Greenwood, have been selected to speak at the IPPA World Congress in Vancouver (July 20-23, 2023)! The…

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