Supporting children learn resilience through adversity

In a year of change and uncertainty, schools have consistently provided a safe and supportive haven and community hub for many children and their families. In the past year, Catholic schools and their staff have been called upon to support students and families experiencing a range of emotions and reactions to challenges that have been sustained and unprecedented.  We have heard and witnessed the concerns from many teachers and counsellors also regarding the additional changes faced by many children and young people – separation and divorce, limited access to grandparents and other support networks. 

We hope that our Stormbirds and Seasons for Growth programs have assisted school principals and teachers to help students navigate their feelings and provides them with an opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and resilience for their experiences now and for those they will encounter in the future.

Stormbirds has been funded in many bushfire impacted communities, providing an opportunity for children and young people who have experienced a natural disaster to share their experiences of change and loss in safe and creative ways, understand and attend to their feelings, and learn skills for adapting and recovering.

In response to Covid19, we transitioned all our training for Seasons for Growth online and we continue to offer the training to support children and young people with their varied experiences of change and loss.  We have funded places available for professionals working who can commit to supporting children and young people with the program.  We have funded training available on our training list. Read more

Over the past 25 years, our programs have supported over 300,000 children and young people in Australia and internationally - we hope that participation in the programs has supported children and young people to respond to their experiences of change and loss, and support them to be in a place to engage with their peers and engage in their learning.  

Programs like Stormbirds and Seasons for Growth bring expertise and add value to a busy curriculum while focusing on student welfare and promoting resilience and connection for the whole school community.

To find out more about Seasons for Growth and Stormbirds, contact by email Godelieve

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