Year 4 – C17 Social and Emotional Over the last week we have heard from the students in C17 about their social and emotional learning which is shared below: For friendology this week, our class continued to expand our emotional literacy by learning to name our feelings. We discussed the …
Dear Parents, URSTRONG’s whole-school friendship strategy has improved the social climate in schools around the world, connecting over a million kids, parents, and teachers with a common language of friendship. Craigburn Primary School is proud to be a URSTRONG School, empowering your children with friendship skills through their award-winning Friendology curriculum. Due to …
Our Year 1 students have been learning important lessons through the Friendology curriculum. This program teaches students how to be “Friendship Ninjas” who resolve conflicts and show kindness, and “Friendship Magnets” who take the lead in making new friends. They’ve enjoyed activities like using the Friend-o-meter to check in on …
Year 6 Students Trai, Lincoln, and Jay Reflect on Friendship Growth Trai, Lincoln, and Jay from Year 6 shared how they’ve grown as friends through the new Friendology curriculum. They’re proud of the positive changes they’ve made and feel like better friends than they were before. They explained how they’ve …
FRIENDSHIP FIRE FACTS Research shows that about 85% of conflicts at school are what we call ‘Friendship Fires’. These are normal, low-level friendship issues like misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and disagreements. Knowing how to put out those Fires and get friendships back in that Green-Zone on the Friend-o-Meter is one of …
FRIENDSHIP FIRE or MEAN ON PURPOSE Has your child come home upset about a friendship issue at school? As a URSTRONG Family, we encourage using our friendship language in your home. Ask your child, “Is this a Friendship Fire or something Mean-on-Purpose?” Here’s a little explanation! Help them recognise the …
We hope that all of you who attended the online URSTRONG parent-child webinar on Wednesday, the 21st, are now feeling like Friendship Coaches, better equipped with strategies and language to reinforce our Friendology curriculum. We are excited to announce that, due to overwhelming interest and numerous requests, we have scheduled …
We celebrated “Mean on Purpose No Way Day” at Craigburn Primary School, our adapted name for the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. This change is part of our adoption of the Friendology 101 curriculum, which emphasises the use of common and consistent language to guide students in …
Free Online Parent Workshop Our Free Online Parent Workshop is almost here. Please register if you haven’t already. All families are invited to join a free online parent webinar scheduled for Wednesday evening, 6.00pm 21st August. This interactive session, presented by Tyson Greenwood from URSTRONG, will provide valuable insights into the …
Friendology – Inner Ninja We are excited to have launched the URSTRONG program last week—a whole-school wellbeing initiative designed to build strong friendship skills among our students. Our students enjoyed discovering their ‘Inner Ninja’ as they learned that healthy friendships begin with treating themselves like their own best friend. This …