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Peaceful Kids Facilitator Training

Wellbeing For Kids

The Peaceful Kids Facilitator Training supports educators to implement 'Peaceful Kids' - a mindfulness and positive psychology-based program to lessen anxiety and stress and increase resilience in children.

  • Online
  • NSW
  • QLD
  • SA
  • Tas
  • Vic

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: ACT TQI Accredited; Approved elsewhere: Be You, NSW

Product type: Program; Posters; Fact sheets; Activity sheets; Student activities; Professional learning; Whole school approach or initiative; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Wellbeing For Kids
ABN: 81 613 017 833

https://www.peacefulkids.com.au/facilitator-training.html

info@wellbeingforkids.com.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • Humanities and Social Science

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

Main beneficiaries: Foundation/Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

To become a certified 'Peaceful Kids' facilitator involves a 2-day face-to-face training course. There is also an online version of the course.

This 'Peaceful Kids' program helps children build their emotional resilience so they are better equipped to deal with the day-to-day stresses that life brings them. It is an 8-week manualised program for a group of 4-6 children or teens.

Over 8 weeks, children learn:

  • A range of Mindfulness Meditations and Strategies
  • Positive Psychology exercises
  • Techniques to lessen worrying
  • A range of practical and expressive coping strategies
  • Problem solving strategies
  • Journalling and expressing worries
  • Facing challenges and fears step by step
  • Preventative strategies to help prevent stress build up
  • Being attuned to their own bodies and minds
  • Understanding and recognising their own feelings
  • Being in the flow and enjoying more of the present moment

Educators are also trained in the 'Peaceful Classrooms' program to provide whole-class mindfulness sessions, strategies and meditations to support the wellbeing of all students.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support
  • Regular webinars or access to community of professional practice

Evidence

The impact of the program is evidenced by positive outcomes found in pre/post survey data from children who participated and Peaceful Kids facilitators, as well supported by evaluations from EACH Research and NSW Education.