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Day of Friendship at Reddam House
2024-02-14 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Reddam House, 70 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, NSW, 2025, 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.
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.

Day of Friendship at Knox Gardens Primary School
2024-02-13 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Knox Gardens Primary School, 80 Argyle Way, Wantirna South, VIC, 3152, Australia

Day of Friendship at Pymble Ladies College
2024-02-13 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Pymble Ladies College, Avon Road, Pymble, NSW, 2073, Australia

Day of Friendship at Queenwood
2024-02-12 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.

Day of Friendship at Kurunjang Secondary College
2024-02-12 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Kurunjang Secondary College, 10 Kurunjang Drive, Kurunjang, VIC, 3337, Australia

Language of Friendship at Karrinyup Primary School
2024-02-06 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Perth) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Karrinyup 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!

Friendology Educator Training for URSTRONG Schools (Term 1): SOLD OUT!
2024-02-06 16:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Educators at URSTRONG Schools with our GOOD, GREAT or BEST FRIENDS membership tiers are invited to attend our LIVE online introductory and wrap-up sessions!
NOTE: This session will take place at 4:00pm (Sydney/Melbourne). Can’t attend live? No problem – we’ll send you a link to the recording.
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Director & Implementation Expert) 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.
Friendology Educator Training is a blended learning model, combining live classes with video sessions and follow-up activities. The training includes:

LIVE on Zoom (Tues 6 Feb): INTRO – Tyson or Dana will kick-off training in this interactive online session. Register now to receive the zoom link!
Video: The Science of Friendships – exploring the science behind social-emotional wellbeing and why friendship skills must be prioritized in schools.
Video: 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.
Video: 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.
Video: Transforming into a URSTRONG School – guiding educators to craft an implementation plan, plus review the supporting documents available to URSTRONG Schools.
LIVE on Zoom (Tues 5 Mar): WRAP-UP – Tyson or Dana will get you to apply your learning to real-life scenarios and ensure you’re ready to go!

Note: All training videos can be accessed under the TRAINING page when you log-in to your account.
For our live sessions, we require that teachers are on individual devices with their screens on so they can engage via chat + play games! When you register to attend, you will receive an email with the zoom link. Please forward those details onto your team!
Please also take a peek at the Preparing for Training with URSTRONG document. It’s a step-by-step guide to help you map out a perfect plan for your school. You’ll also see a sample schedule + template to help you lead your team on this journey.
Please ensure your teachers have watched the training videos prior to the wrap-up session scheduled on TUESDAY 5 MARCH at 4:00 to 5:30PM. You will receive another email with a zoom link for this session closer to the day!

Day of Friendship at Trinity College North
2024-02-01 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Trinity College Gawler, Alexander Ave, Evanston, South Australia, 5116, Australia

Day of Friendship at Queen of Peace Parish Primary
2024-01-31 08:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom
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.

Thank you to the Department of Education in Victoria for this incredible investment in the mental health & wellbeing of our youth! Learn more about the Schools Mental Health Menu in Victoria here!

Webinar: Interested in Becoming a URSTRONG School?
2023-12-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-03 16:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
Educators are invited to learn how URSTRONG Schools support the social-emotional wellbeing of children through friendship skills. Join Tyson Greenwood (Director) to 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 educators 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. This event is at 4:00pm (AEDT, Sydney/Melbourne). Be sure to check the local time for you!

Important Notes:

TIMING: This event is at 4:00pm (AEDT, Sydney/Melbourne). Be sure to check the local time for you!
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 after the event, available for 14 days.

Webinar for Victoria Government Schools
2023-11-30 15:30 - 16:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom
Join Dana Kerford (Founder of URSTRONG & named one of Australia’s Most Influential Educators), Tyson Greenwood (Director of URSTRONG & Wellbeing Expert), along with our amazing guest speaker, Shantelle Bellingham (Project Lead, Respectful Relationships, DET) for this special webinar for educators at government schools across Victoria.
Educators will learn how:

URSTRONG and Respectful Relationships support the social-emotional wellbeing of children
Our Friendology friendship skills curriculum aligns with the Respectful Relationships curriculum
URSTRONG is an approved, evidence-based provider on the VIC DET Schools Mental Health Fund + how to use this generous funding provided by the Victoria Government
To access an ANNUAL SCOPE & SEQUENCE, designed by Dana & Shantelle, that integrates Friendology and Respectful Relationships! 🙂 NOTE: We will review this scope & sequence with everyone and send it to all registered participants after the webinar.

This is an interactive session where educators will be invited to ask questions at the end of the presentation. This event is at 3:30pm (Melbourne Time).

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 after the event, available for 14 days.
Please make sure you register to receive the zoom details and follow-up email. Just in case, here’s the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83613382034?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 836 1338 2034
Password: [REDACTED]

Language of Friendship for URSTRONG Schools (NSW & VIC)
2023-11-22 18:30 - 19:45 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
PLEASE NOTE: This is a private workshop for members of the following school communities:

WESTGARTH PRIMARY SCHOOL (Northcote, VIC, Australia)

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!

Friend-o-Leader Training (Senior School) at Mount Lilydale Mercy College
2023-11-17 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom
NOTE: This is a private Friend-o-Leader Training session with Future Year 10 students at Mount Lilydale Mercy College (Melbourne, VIC)!

Many of our URSTRONG Schools have successfully launched a peer mentorship model, where older students support the younger students in their friendships at recess time.
Research shows that peer mentoring has positive outcomes for everyone involved. The Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools, published by The Mentoring Resource Center & U.S. Department of Education, identifies positive impacts for mentees including:

Connectedness to school and peers
Feelings of competency and self-efficacy
Grades and academic achievement
Prosocial behavior and attitudes

For mentors, there have been reported improvements in:

Connectedness to school
Self-esteem
Empathy and moral reasoning
Intrapersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
Relationships with parents

Our URSTRONG Schools who’ve already launched mentorship models consistently report that children feel more comfortable talking to another student, rather than a teacher, about their friendship issues.

Day of Friendship at Westgarth Primary School
2023-11-15 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Westgarth Primary School, 37-45 Brooke St, Northcote, VIC, 3070, Australia

Friend-o-Leader Training for URSTRONG Schools
2023-11-09 12:00 - 12:45 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
URSTRONG Schools who have implemented the Friend-o-Leader Mentorship Model are invited to have their students attend this live class with Dana (Founder & Friendship Expert). Dana will review some of the expectations of Friend-o-Leaders and answer any questions from students and teachers.
Students are expected to have completed the Friend-o-Leader Training video prior to attending this session!
Note: Teachers, please just register yourself and indicate how many students will be in attendance. You will receive an email with all the zoom details & it is recommended that you watch this live class as a group! Please ensure that someone is assigned to type in students’ questions during the session.
This session is scheduled for 12:00pm (Sydney/Melbourne). Find out what time that is for you here!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

This session will take place on Zoom. An email will be sent with instructions and the link to the Zoom meeting. It’s important that students can see and hear Dana, and that she can see and hear them too.
This event will not be recorded, as this is an interactive session where Dana is answering questions from students.
When you register, please indicate how many students will be participating in the comments. You only need to register yourself, not each individual student.

Friendology Educator Training at Harvest Christian College
2023-11-07 15:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | URSTRONG Classroom
Because we are BEST FRIENDS, this is a private staff training for educators at Harvest Christian College in SA, Australia!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Director & Implementation Expert) 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.

Friend-o-Leader Training (Senior School) at Sacred Heart College
2023-11-01 15:20 - 16:20 (Australia/Perth) | URSTRONG Classroom
NOTE: This is a private Friend-o-Leader Training session with Future Year 11 & 12 students at Sacred Heart College (Perth, WA)!

Many of our URSTRONG Schools have successfully launched a peer mentorship model, where older students support the younger students in their friendships at recess time.
Research shows that peer mentoring has positive outcomes for everyone involved. The Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools, published by The Mentoring Resource Center & U.S. Department of Education, identifies positive impacts for mentees including:

Connectedness to school and peers
Feelings of competency and self-efficacy
Grades and academic achievement
Prosocial behavior and attitudes

For mentors, there have been reported improvements in:

Connectedness to school
Self-esteem
Empathy and moral reasoning
Intrapersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
Relationships with parents

Our URSTRONG Schools who’ve already launched mentorship models consistently report that children feel more comfortable talking to another student, rather than a teacher, about their friendship issues.

Growing & Developing Healthy Relationships Symposium (Curtin University)
2023-10-27 13:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Perth) | Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
Join Tyson Greenwood, Director of URSTRONG Schools, for a presentation at the Healthy Relationships Symposium hosted by the RSE Project at Curtin University!
Relationships are the heart of wellbeing and learning, yet many schools do not have a whole-school friendship strategy.

In this presentation, Tyson Greenwood 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 and friendship skills curriculum.

Tyson hopes to empower educators with practical strategies to improve the social climate in their classrooms.
REGISTER HERE: https://rseproject.org.au/rse-symposium-2023-2/

Day of Friendship at Perth College
2023-10-25 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Perth) | Perth College, Queens Crescent, Mt Lawley, WA, 6050, Australia

Language of Friendship for URSTRONG Schools (NSW & VIC)
2023-10-17 18:30 - 19:45 (Australia/Sydney) | URSTRONG Classroom
PLEASE NOTE: This is a private workshop for members of the following school communities:

METELLA ROAD OSHC (Toongabbie, NSW, Australia)
VERMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL (Vermont, VIC, Australia)
ST JOSEPH’S MOUNT ISA (Mount Isa, QLD, Australia)
SCONE PUBLIC SCHOOL (Scone, NSW, Australia)

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!

Language of Friendship for URSTRONG Schools (QLD)
2023-10-17 17:30 - 18:45 (Australia/Brisbane) | URSTRONG Classroom

Friendology Educator Training at Wilderness School
2023-10-16 15:50 - 16:50 (Australia/Adelaide) | Wilderness School, 30 Hawkers Rd, Medindie, SA, 5081, Australia
Because we are BEST FRIENDS, this is a private staff training for educators at Wilderness School in SA, Australia!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Director & Implementation Expert) 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 Springfield Anglican College
2023-10-12 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Springfield Anglican College, 68 Springfield Greenbank Arterial, Brisbane, QLD, 4300, Australia

Language of Friendship at PLC Melbourne
2023-10-09 18:00 - 19:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the PLC Melbourne 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!

Friendology Educator Training at Vasse Primary School
2023-10-09 09:30 - 10:30 (Australia/Perth) | URSTRONG Classroom
Because we are GREAT FRIENDS, this is a private staff training for educators at Vasse Primary School in WA, Australia!
Dana Kerford (Founder & Friendship Expert) & Tyson Greenwood (Director & Implementation Expert) 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 Buninyong Primary School
2023-10-04 08:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom

Day of Friendship at Birchip School
2023-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | URSTRONG Classroom

Language of Friendship at Bute House
2023-10-03 18:00 - 2023-10-04 19:15 (Europe/London) | URSTRONG Classroom
Please note: This is a private workshop for members of the Bute House Preparatory School for Girls 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!

PESA Australasian Wellbeing in Education State Conference (VIC)
2023-09-28 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Wesley College, 577 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004
Join our Director, TYSON, for a MASTERCLASS at this year’s PESA Conference at Wesley College in Melbourne, VIC!
Relationships are the heart of wellbeing and learning, yet many schools do not have a whole-school friendship strategy.
In this presentation, Tyson Greenwood 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. Educators will also hear how Wesley College is bringing our Friendology curriculum to life from:

Gemma Granozio, Head of Student Wellbeing, Elsternwick Campus
Sabeena De Bono, Head of Junior School, St Kilda Road Campus
Katie Orton, Prep Teacher and massive URSTRONG advocate!

Tyson and the team at Wesley College hope to empower educators with practical strategies to improve the social climate in their classrooms.
Learn more at: https://events.humanitix.com/pesa-wellbeing-in-education-state-conference-victoria
