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Wesley Kids in Schools

Wesley Kids in Schools is designed to improve mental health literacy and adaptive coping skills in children. The Wesley Kids in Schools program is offered to selected primary schools in South East Queensland through an Expression of Interest process.

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How do we support students?

Wesley Kids in Schools is a mental wellbeing psychoeducational program for primary school students in grades 3-6.

The program provides children the opportunity to name, question and talk openly about their feelings whilst practising different techniques to self-regulate, express emotion, and realise their strengths.

Improving mental health literacy and strengthening the adaptive coping skills of children in primary school reduces the likelihood of developing severe mental health problems through adolescence and into adulthood.

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What does
the program include?

  • In-class psychoeducation sessions presented by mental health professionals
  • Videos, worksheets, activities and lesson plans for follow-up use by teachers
  • Parent and staff information sheets

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Hear from our educators

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[Music] hi I'm Nikki and I'm a well-being consultant with Wesley Kids.

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Today we are here at a school in South Brisbane and we're talking to school-age children about mental health and well-being

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For me early intervention is really really important and if we can equip the kids to 

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learn how to think about their feelings and name them and what they can do to help themselves or 

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even help their friends if they're going through something really difficult and especially living 

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up to their high school years and then into adulthood I think yeah that would be really cool 

0:36 [PIPER, WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT]
the sessions were interesting because I learned new things and I learned how to do those new things

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I feel like I can be myself around people because I know that feelings are okay and even 

0:49
though I'm feeling something different to other people that's okay too

0:53
my favorite session today was the meditation because we got to lie down and relax and it really helped me 

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calm down and I felt really relaxed after it

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the people from Wesley kids are very nice and kind and they're caring

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and they showed me lots of new things that I didn't know before

Hear from workshop participants

0:09 [PIPER, WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT]
The best thing I've learned today is you can feel any emotion that you want no matter which one it 

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is and I learned how to control your emotions and know which one you're feeling at which time

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today I found the pause, breathe smile strategy. And I’ve also found the body scan strategy

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and we've done meditation

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I have used the pause, breathe smile strategy at home when I'm with my brother. 

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The sessions were interesting because I learned new things and I learnt how to do those new things. 

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I feel like I can be myself around people because I know that feelings are okay and even though 

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I'm feeling something different to other people, that’s okay too.

1:07
The people from Wesley Kids are very nice and kind

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and they're caring and they showed me lots of new things that I didn't know before. 

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My favourite session today was the meditation because we got to lie down 

1:25
and relax and it really helped me calm down and I felt really relaxed after it

Want more information?

Check our frequently asked questions below, download the program overview (PDF 161 KB) or simply contact our friendly team. 
Contact us Program Overview (PDF 161 KB)

As the WKiS program is funded by the Brisbane South Public Health Network (PHN), it is free to schools within the PHN’s geographical region.

All schools with students enrolled in years 3 to 6 located within the Brisbane South PHN are eligible. If you’re unsure if you are within the PHN region, please check the PHN Locator Map.
All students in years 3 to 6 are involved in the program. Presentations will be delivered to individual class groups.
Teachers are required to remain with their class during presentations – we love it when teachers engage in the session activities with the students! We will also provide follow-up activities, lesson plans and resources to support embedding of learning.
All presenters are mental health practitioners (eg. psychologists, social workers). All presenters have current Blue Cards.
The presenters visit once per term. Up to three consecutive days will be negotiated with the school (classes may need to be doubled up for larger schools).
The presenters will bring their own laptop and PowerPoint presentation (on USB). Access to audio-visual equipment is required.
It is preferable for one room (not a large hall) to be available for the presenters, with classes rotating through the space. If one space is unavailable, presenters can also move from class to class across the days. You will need to provide the presenters with a class schedule for the presentation days.
In your first year, all students will engage in our Foundation Year sessions (unless negotiated otherwise due to students being familiar with significantly similar content). In your second year, you will have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of topics relevant to your student and school needs.
The WKiS program can operate within your school for up to three years (pending joint agreement between Wesley Mission Queensland and the school, and ongoing PHN funding).
Absolutely! Teachers will be asked to complete a short online survey following each session. Additional feedback is also welcome at any time.

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