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Mindfields

The University of Queensland

Mindfields programs support secondary school students to develop social and emotional skills and promote strategies for a positive and meaningful life.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Approved elsewhere: Be You

Product type: Program; Posters; Fact sheets; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Student activities; Activity sheets; Professional learning; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

The University of Queensland
ABN: 63 942 912 684

https://mindfields.com.au

selinfo@uq.edu.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

  • Self-esteem and body image

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

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

Context: School or centre-based, E-schools

Main beneficiaries: Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

Mindfields High School is delivered in 8 one-hour modules, fitting into a school term. The topics covered include values, goal-setting, life-mapping, emotion vocabulary, cognitive restructuring, coping skills, social problem-solving, social connectedness and looking outward.

Each module has 3 core elements: relaxation and mindfulness, self-regulatory life skill training, and working toward a collaborative group goal. Each module can build on the next, or they can be delivered as standalone modules.

There are two streams:

  • Mindfields Junior supports Year 7-8 students to develop strong social and emotional skills, using a strength-based approach to help improve students' social and emotional wellbeing as well as their learning outcomes.
  • Mindfields Senior (coming soon) supports young people in Year 10-12 to find and build on their strengths, to develop the skills needed for social and emotional wellbeing, and promote strategies for a positive and meaningful life.

The program can be facilitated by a trained educator or school-based wellbeing personnel.

Costs vary depending on paper-based or digital access to resources, and the volume needed.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

The theoretical frameworks underpinning Mindfields include social connectedness, goal-setting theory, reputation enhancement theory, social cognitive theory, cognitive-behavioural therapy, positive youth development and positive psychology.