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GAME CHANGERS

Resilient Youth Australia Pty Ltd

GAME CHANGERS fosters student leadership skills and a resilient school culture, empowering Year 9-10 students to support each other through engaging, interactive activities.

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

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Adelaide University

Product type: Program; Student activities; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience

Contact details

Resilient Youth Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 19 636 065 711

https://www.resilientyouth.org/game-changers

sally@resilientyouth.org

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

  • Self-esteem and body image

Curriculum alignment

Prospective users

Audience: Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 9, Year 10

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained; Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

GAME CHANGERS is a full-day onsite training for up to 25 Year 9-10 student leaders, aim to develop leadership, responsibility, and teamwork, and teaching them to facilitate team-building and problem-solving games for younger students.

Delivered in two sessions - an interactive morning training and a practical afternoon of facilitated activities - it equips student leaders to continue to run team-building games throughout the year.

The program aligns with the Australian Curriculum (Personal and Social Capability) and includes a school toolkit for implementation. There is also a version for Year 5-6 students called Play. Training is conducted by experienced facilitators with necessary clearances.

Implementation support

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

Evidence

The program is informed by Play Based Learning and Self Determination Theory, and is endorsed by a review of the program conducted by Dr Mark Kohler from the University of Adelaide. The experience is further supported by positive feedback provided by participants via student evaluation surveys.