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PeaceWiseKids and PeaceWiseYouth

PeaceWise Ltd

PeaceWiseKids and PeaceWiseYouth is a Christian program that equips young people to manage challenging relationships and conflict in healthy, constructive and life-changing ways.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Product type: Program; Posters; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Activity sheets; Student activities; Whole school approach or initiative; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

PeaceWise Ltd
ABN: 50 125 667 067

https://peacewise.org.au/peacewisekids/

contact@peacewise.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • English

  • The Arts

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1)

Communities: Faith-based

Context: School or centre-based, E-schools

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

The program helps empower kids to take more responsibility for their own relationships, build resilience and gain life skills they can take from childhood into adulthood. There are seven different online courses mapped for different student ages.

PeaceWiseKids: Courses 1-4, are for primary students. Each course teaching the same biblical skills and principles using age-appropriate language and examples.

PeaceWiseYouth: Courses 5-7, are for high school students, with the same teaching goals.

Each course typically has 15 lessons (which can be delivered from anywhere between two to four terms). Lessons are a full normal lesson length, and are delivered by the classroom teacher.

Each lesson begins with the stimulus video, followed by whole of class interaction and ending with individual student-based learning, using either a workbook or online activities (choices vary depending on age of the students).

For the online option (available for Years 3-10), students must have their own email address and each student must have access to a device with internet access.

Full lesson plans, learning outcomes, mapping to Australian curriculum outcomes, videos and curriculum support documents are provided.

Access is on a per user basis for an annual licence fee.

Implementation support

  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

Program is based on the theory of biblical peacemaking as a transformative solution. Study results demonstrate the program's positive impact by building a strong relational culture that reflects the heart of God.
Burgess, B. (2024). Conflict, wellbeing, and school culture: Can peacemaking actually work? Christian Teachers Journal, 32(3), 15-18. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.T2024081800003001208415667