The cornerstone of our school programs is our ready to implement Primary Classroom Curriculum, a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. With options for individual educators or solutions to support the wellbeing of your whole school, Smiling Mind has the expertise and resources to support you.
A digitally delivered Primary Classroom Curriculum with classroom-ready lesson plans for Years 1-6
Professional development for educators and digital resources for the classroom and at home
Different implementation options to suit your school's needs and size
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Our facilitators and content developers include qualified psychologists, learning designers and health promotion experts.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is recognised as an effective preventative approach for building children’s ability to succeed and thrive. SEL in the classroom helps build critical life skills to boost overall mental health and wellbeing.
Designed to up-skill and support educators to implement social and emotional learning, the Smiling Mind Primary School Program provides explicit teaching and learning resources to engage the whole school community.
The learning content is mapped to the Australian Curriculum, and supports the learning of fundamental skills that are proven to positively impact learning and mental wellbeing outcomes.
Learn about our approach to assessing the impact of our programs and key findings from our programs evaluations, including our impact on students and teachers. Read Smiling Mind’s Impact Overview.
We are a not-for-profit organisation backed by over a decade of experience, research and passion. Started in 2012 in response to the rising rates of mental illness among young people, Smiling Mind has risen as a leader in the preventative mental health and wellbeing space.
In this time, the Smiling Mind team has created a range of products and services and supported schools across Australia to help young people build, develop and practise the skills for resilience and social and emotional intelligence. We believe this is essential to ending Australia’s mental health crisis and empowering children to experience life-long mental wellbeing.
Australian schools engaged with Smiling Mind’s Primary School Program
Increased mental wellbeing⁴
Greater concentration & focus³
Improved academic performance¹
Clear strategies for emotional regulation
Better relationships⁵
Improved resilience⁶
Calmer classrooms¹
Less stress²
Engaged & focussed students³
Comprehensive SEL framework & lessons
Practical & easy to implement resources
Whole staff & individual support
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