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Language of Friendship at Pedare
2022-08-09 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Pedare College, 12-30 Surrey Farm Drive, Golden Grove, SA, 5125
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Pedare community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Tyson will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. He will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how he uses the tools in his own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Tyson questions at the end of the session!

Day of Friendship at Queenwood
2022-08-09 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Queenwood School for Girls, 47 Mandolong Road, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
A Day of Friendship presented by URSTRONG includes a variety of fun, interactive workshops where students learn what it means to be a
Friendship Ninja!

Underpinned by our award-winning friendship skills curriculum, Friendology 101, students learn our unique language, skills, and strategies that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy. This includes:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
Putting out Friendship Fires® using the Friend-o-Cycle
Mean-on-Purpose moments & Quick Comebacks

Through role-play and common scenarios, students put their friendship skills to the test and apply their learning.

Fuzzies and Friends (Years 1 & 2)
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.
Heart of Friendship (Years 3 & 4)
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.
Friendship Fires (Years 5 & 6)
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.

Language of Friendship at Russell Lea Public School
2022-08-08 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Russell Lea Public School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! We will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages, and how to apply the tools to all the relationships in our lives.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership.

National Education Summit (Brisbane)
2022-08-05 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Glenelg St,, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101
Student resilience and wellbeing are essential for both academic and social development, and are optimised by safe, supportive and respectful learning environments. Schools share this responsibility with the whole community.
Not only do confident and resilient children with a capacity for emotional intelligence perform better academically, these skills can also contribute to their ability to create strong social bonds and supportive communities, and to maintain healthy relationships and responsible lifestyles.
This Conference will cover the importance of wellbeing for both academic and social development together with areas of concern and strategies teachers can be equipped with to ensure positive outcomes for their students.
Join Dana Kerford, Founder of URSTRONG, at 11:45-12:45 for A Whole School Friendship Strategy: The Heart of Wellbeing
Relationships are the heart of wellbeing and learning, yet many schools do not have a whole-school friendship strategy. We will introduce educators to the science of friendship and how URSTRONG Schools around the world are creating cultures of kindness & belonging by teaching students a unique language of friendship. Dana hopes to empower educators with practical strategies to improve the social climate in their classrooms.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & REGISTER!

Friendology 101 Educator Training at Tyndale Christian School
2022-08-03 15:45 - 16:45 (Australia/Adelaide) | URSTRONG Classroom
This a private staff training for educators and staff at Tyndale Christian School, Strathalbyn, SA!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Head of Wellbeing) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.
In addition to two live classes, video sessions along with follow-up activities will be assigned that focus on the following topics:

The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.

International Day of Friendship Celebration
2022-08-01 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | URSTRONG Classroom
In honour of the International Day of Friendship (Saturday 30 July), we are hosting an online event to celebrate our outstanding URSTRONG Schools. We will be giving out awards and recognizing schools & educators who are shining the light on friendship and creating communities of kindness.
More details will be released closer to the event.

Day of Friendship at Sunshine Coast Grammar School
2022-08-01 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Sunshine Coast Grammar School, 372 Mons Road, Forest Glen, QLD, 4556, Australia

Language of Friendship at Sacred Heart School Mosman
2022-07-28 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Sacred Heart School Mosman community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Dana will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. She will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how she uses the tools in her own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Dana questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership.

Friendology 101 Educator Training at Sacred Heart Catholic School
2022-07-25 15:15 - 16:15 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
This a private staff training for educators and staff at Sacred Heart Catholic School, Mona Vale, NSW!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Head of Wellbeing) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.
In addition to two live classes, video sessions along with follow-up activities will be assigned that focus on the following topics:

The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.

SU Australia Conference Expo
2022-07-07 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Maroochydore, QLD, 4564, Australia
Join Tyson Greenwood, Head of Wellbeing & Director of URSTRONG Schools, at the SU Australia Conference Expo!
Relationships are the heart of wellbeing and learning, yet many schools do not have a whole-school friendship strategy. Tyson will introduce School Chaplains to the science of friendship and how URSTRONG Schools around the world are creating cultures of kindness & belonging by teaching students a unique language of friendship. Tyson hopes to empower educators with practical strategies to improve the social climate in their classrooms. He will demonstrate how the student friendly common language and easy to adapt strategies will have a lifelong impact in the lives of the students when it is embedded in schools.

Language of Friendship at Willoughby Public School
2022-06-23 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Willoughby Public School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! We will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages – even adults.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session, available for only 7 days, will be sent to the school to share at their discretion.

Day of Friendship at Wesley College
2022-06-21 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Wesley College, 577 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004
A Day of Friendship presented by URSTRONG includes a variety of fun, interactive workshops where students learn what it means to be a
Friendship Ninja!

Underpinned by our award-winning friendship skills curriculum, Friendology 101, students learn our unique language, skills, and strategies that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy. This includes:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
Putting out Friendship Fires® using the Friend-o-Cycle
Mean-on-Purpose moments & Quick Comebacks

Through role-play and common scenarios, students put their friendship skills to the test and apply their learning.

Fuzzies and Friends (Years 1 & 2)
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.
Heart of Friendship (Years 3 & 4)
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.
Friendship Fires (Years 5 & 6)
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.
Friendship Tips for Teens (Years 7 & 8)
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. 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.

Webinar for School Chaplains
2022-06-20 16:00 - 16:45 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
In partnership with Megan Harris (School’s Ministry Specialist) at SU Australia, School Chaplains are invited to learn how URSTRONG Schools support the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills.
Presented by Tyson Greenwood (Director), School Chaplains will hear his experience and insights as the Head of Wellbeing at one of the largest schools in Australia.
Tyson will share why friendship skills must be prioritised in schools and how he changed the culture at his school through URSTRONG’s Friendology 101 curriculum & whole-school friendship strategy. This session will introduce School Chaplains to the unique “langauge of friendship” used at URSTRONG Schools to support students in cultivating healthy, feel-good friendships, including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

This is an interactive session where educators will be invited to ask questions at the end of the presentation. Tyson will also be at the annual Schools Ministry Conference on Thursday 7 July and will be available to answer any questions at that event.

NOTE: This session will take place at 4pm AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne).

National Education Summit (Melbourne)
2022-06-17 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | MELBOURNE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, Melbourne, VIC, 3006
Student resilience and wellbeing are essential for both academic and social development, and are optimised by safe, supportive and respectful learning environments. Schools share this responsibility with the whole community.
Not only do confident and resilient children with a capacity for emotional intelligence perform better academically, these skills can also contribute to their ability to create strong social bonds and supportive communities, and to maintain healthy relationships and responsible lifestyles.
This Conference will cover the importance of wellbeing for both academic and social development together with areas of concern and strategies teachers can be equipped with to ensure positive outcomes for their students.
Join Tyson Greenwood, Head of Wellbeing at Trinity College, at 11:00-11:40 for A Whole School Friendship Strategy: The Heart of Wellbeing
Relationships are the heart of wellbeing and learning, yet many schools do not have a whole-school friendship strategy. We will introduce educators to the science of friendship and how URSTRONG Schools around the world are creating cultures of kindness & belonging by teaching students a unique language of friendship. Tyson hopes to empower educators with practical strategies to improve the social climate in their classrooms. He will demonstrate how the student friendly common language and easy to adapt strategies will have a lifelong impact in the lives of the students when it is embedded in schools.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE & REGISTER!

Webinar for URSTRONG Schools: Real-Life Scenarios
2022-06-13 16:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
*Note: This is a free session ONLY for educators at URSTRONG Schools*

Presented by our Founder, Dana Kerford and Tyson Greenwood (Director of URSTRONG Schools), this webinar will focus on REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS – the practical application of our whole-school friendship strategy.

In this session, we will explore a variety of common scenarios and how to use our language and strategies to effectively and efficiently provide support. For example:

You’re out on supervision and discover a student just threw a rock at another student.
You receive an email from a parent saying their child is having trouble making friends.
You discover a child crying in the bathroom because their friend won’t let them play.

This is an interactive session where educators will be invited to share their ideas, ask questions, and collaborate.

NOTE: This session will take place at 4pm AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne).

Language of Friendship at MLC School
2022-06-08 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | MLC School, Rowley Street, Burwood, NSW, 2134, Australia
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the MLC School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Tyson will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. He will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how he uses the tools in his own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Tyson questions at the end of the session!

Day of Friendship at Northern Beaches Christian School
2022-06-07 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Northern Beaches Christian School, 1 Echunga Rd, Terrey Hills, NSW, 2084, Australia

Language of Friendship at Northern Beaches Christian School
2022-06-06 18:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Northern Beaches Christian School, 1 Echunga Rd, Terrey Hills, NSW, 2084, Australia
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the NBCS Community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Tyson will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. He will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how he uses the tools in his own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Tyson questions at the end of the session!

Day of Friendship at Matthew Pearce
2022-06-06 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Matthew Pearce Public School, 4G Astoria Park Road, Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153, Australia

Language of Friendship at Griffith Woods School
2022-06-02 18:00 - 19:15 (America/Denver) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Griffith Woods School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! We will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages – even adults.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session, available for only 7 days, will be sent to the school to share at their discretion.

Language of Friendship at Ringwood North Public School
2022-05-25 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Ringwood North Public School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Dana will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. She will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how she uses the tools in her own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Dana questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership, but only available for 7 days after the event.

Day of Friendship at Oxley College
2022-05-24 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
URSTRONG’s Day of Friendship includes a variety of student workshops where students will learn the 4 Friendship Facts, qualities of a great friend, and how to use the Friend-o-meter to assess healthy versus unhealthy friendships. We will also discuss the importance of standing up for yourself and how to put out Friendship Fires® through an open, honest conversation. These workshops include a handout with an overview of the key concepts to share with parents.
Fuzzies and Friends (Years 1 & 2)
Through fun role-play with teddy bears, children learn the basics of friendship including the 4 Friendship Facts, qualities of a GREAT friend, and how to use the Friend-o-meter to understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships. We also practice, step-by-step, how to put out Friendship Fires™ by putting a voice to our feelings.
Heart of Friendship (Years 3 & 4)
Through fun role-play with teddy bears, children learn the basics of friendship including the 4 Friendship Facts, qualities of a GREAT friend, and how to use the Friend-o-meter to understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships. We also practice, step-by-step, how to put out Friendship Fires™ by putting a voice to our feelings and how to stand up to Mean-on-Purpose behavior using a Quick Comeback.
Friendship Fires (Years 5 & 6)
In this workshop, students learn what’s normal in a friendship, the importance of trust & respect, and how to use the Friend- o-meter to assess healthy versus unhealthy friendships. They learn the importance of standing up for themselves, how to put out those common Friendship Fires™, and how to deal with Mean-on-Purpose behavior using a Quick Comeback. We also discuss their digital world and some tips for keeping friendships healthy online.

Friendology 101 Educator Training for URSTRONG Schools (Term 2)
2022-05-23 16:00 - 17:30 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Get training in URSTRONG’s whole-school friendship strategy and award-winning curriculum, Friendology 101!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Head of Wellbeing) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.
The first live class will take place on Monday 23 May from 4.00pm to 5.30pm (AEDT, Sydney/Melbourne). Video sessions along with follow-up activities will be assigned that focus on the following topics:

The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.

Educators will also be invited to a final live class (Monday 27 June @ 4pm) – a special wrap-up session and an opportunity to ask questions + connect with other educators, ensuring everyone is ready to go!
Please Note: Pricing is $495 per teacher from an existing URSTRONG School. If your school is not a URSTRONG School, please join by clicking here ($795 for membership) or feel free to contact us at michael@urstrong.com or call 0450 564 107 to learn about URSTRONG School membership or group training rates.

Heart of Friendship at Westmount Charter School
2022-05-18 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | URSTRONG Classroom

Language of Friendship at Mount Claremont Primary School
2022-05-17 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Perth) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Mount Claremont Primary School community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Dana will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. She will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how she uses the tools in her own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Dana questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership.

Language of Friendship at Kambala
2022-05-11 18:30 - 19:45 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the KAMBALA school community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Dana will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. She will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how she uses the tools in her own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Dana questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership.

Language of Friendship at Ravenswood
2022-05-04 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Ravenswood school community.
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” including:

The 4 Friendship Facts
The Friend-o-Meter
The Friend-o-Cycle
Friendship Fires vs Mean-on-Purpose

Parents will also receive access to a free URSTRONG Family membership that includes hundreds of activities, videos, and articles that are available to you and your child!
This session is for ALL AGES! Dana will be addressing how friendships change & evolve, providing strategies for all ages. She will explain how the strategies even apply to adults and how she uses the tools in her own life.
Younger children are invited to bring along a soft toy for role-playing activities and there will be an opportunity to ask Dana questions at the end of the session!

Important Notes:

This session will take place via Zoom. You will receive an email with the zoom details, along with a reminder email the day of the event.
A recording of the session will be sent to the school leadership.

Friendology 101 Educator Training at Tyndale College
2022-05-02 15:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | URSTRONG Classroom
This a private staff training for educators and staff at Tyndale College in Salisbury East, South Australa!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Head of Wellbeing) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.
In addition to two live classes, video sessions along with follow-up activities will be assigned that focus on the following topics:

The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.

Friendology 101 Educator Training at Russell Lea Primary School
2022-05-02 15:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
This a private staff training for educators and staff at Russell Lea Primary School in Russell Lea, NSW!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Head of Wellbeing) will share how URSTRONG Schools are enhancing the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Educators will learn URSTRONG’s language, skills, and strategies along with the research supporting SEL (social-emotional learning) and evidence behind URSTRONG’s impact in schools globally.
In addition to two live classes, video sessions along with follow-up activities will be assigned that focus on the following topics:

The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
The Language of Friendship – a detailed overview of URSTRONG’s core concepts, including the language and skills that are central to our whole-school friendship strategy.
Friendology 101 – showing educators how to utilise our curriculum, Friendology 101, as a school-wide friendship framework. Educators will learn how to access the curriculum online, along with hundreds of lesson plans to enhance students’ friendship skills.
Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.

Day of Friendship at Kambala
2022-04-28 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
