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Be Wise Presentations - Violence is Never OK and Rethinking Anger

Pat Cronin Foundation

The Pat Cronin Foundation Be Wise Presentations empower students to make safe and respectful choices by raising awareness about the devastating impact of social violence.

  • ACT
  • NSW
  • NT
  • QLD
  • SA
  • Tas
  • Vic
  • WA

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Product type: Fact sheets; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Student activities; Activity sheets; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Pat Cronin Foundation
ABN: 99 612 532 788

https://patcroninfoundation.org.au/education/be-wise-presentations/

info@patcroninfoundation.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Respectful relationships and consent education

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1), Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2)

Context: School or centre-based, Home-schooling

Main beneficiaries: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

Centered around the tragic story of Pat Cronin, the presentations deliver a compelling message about the impacts of violence and the importance of choosing to Be Wise.

The Be Wise Presentation is designed for students from Years 7-12. The content is tailored to suit the developmental stage of each age group and aligned with health and wellbeing curriculum priorities, focusing on long-term behaviour change and positive peer influence.

The aims of the presentation are:

  • To educate young people about the dangers and consequences of social violence, including the coward punch.
  • To empower students to make safe, respectful, and wise decisions in challenging situations.
  • To promote respectfuly relationships, empathy and non-violent conflict resolution.
  • Inspire long term cultural change around violence and conflict.

Delivered by trained facilitators from the Pat Cronin Foundation, the compelling presentations incorporate storytelling, video content, and discussion. The format of the presentation is adaptable to different classrooms, year-level groups, or whole-school assemblies.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

The content of the Be Wise Presentation is aligned with the Australian Curriculum, supported by positive testimonials.