WISE Resilience for all teachers and Students 

We are passionate about the facilitation of evidence-based mindfulness and stress management workshops and programs for schools. Our programs help students manage stress and anxiety and also inspire teachers to practice self-care and create mindful, productive and calm classrooms.

Evidence-Based Resilience Training for the Education Sector

We are delighted to be facilitating the WISE Resilience program for teachers and students in schools. This is the first program of its kind to become available for staff in the Education sector. Drawing on perspectives from science and themes from our eight week WISE Resilience program, staff and students learn evidence-based tools and practices they can integrate into the classroom. The original Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, developed at the University of Massachusetts in 1979, has been well-researched and has appeared in over 2000 medical journals. Research suggests the mindfulness-based interventions in the MBSR program alleviate a wide range of physical and psychological difficulties such as stress, anxiety, depression, aggression, high blood pressure and insomnia.

The training provides an enjoyable and in-depth exploration into mindfulness practice and stress physiology where students and staff can embody mindfulness and learn effective MBSR tools for performance, stress management, emotional regulation and psychological resilience. It has been designed to help participants cope with the stress of everyday life.

Program benefits:

Benefits of the WISE Resilience program for students

The benefits of bolstering resilience go beyond academic success. Resilient students are better equipped to handle stress, build healthy relationships and maintain a positive outlook despite adversity. They are more likely to:

  • Have a calmer, more peaceful mind
  • Achieve higher grades and test scores
  • Develop strong coping mechanisms for mental health challenges and handling personal pressure
  • Build stronger social connections
  • Sleep better
  • Be able to regulate difficult emotions in a healthy way
  • Embrace challenges as opportunities to learn
  • Strengthen compassion, empathy, kindness and communication skills
  • Exhibit leadership qualities and problem-solving skills.

Benefits of the WISE Resilience program for staff

Through participation in this training staff learn strategies for effective leadership, excellence at work and sustained positive change. They learn how to:

  • Cope with the stresses of teaching and everyday life.
  • Deal with challenges with grace and composure.
  • Be fully present and happy, with a stable mind.
  • Improve sleep hygiene and sleep habits.
  • Rewire the negativity bias and build positive emotion in the brain
  • Create calm classrooms through the embodiment of mindfulness.
  • Thrive in the face of adversity.
  • Restore compassion and kindness to self and others.
  • Understand stress, trauma, dysregulation and the window of tolerance.
  • Modulate and regulate their response to others’ distress (empathic distress fatigue, vicarious trauma & emotional exhaustion)
  • Recognise burnout and other mental health complexities

A Summary of our Education Programs

  • 8 week program for staff and/or students. One hour per week x 8 weeks. This eight week program is our signature program based on the science of neuroplasticity.
  • Professional development workshop for students or staff. Our two part  PD workshop provides an enjoyable exploration into mindfulness practice and stress physiology where students and staff learn evidence-based tools for performance, self-regulation, stress reduction and effective student management. These mindfulness tools and practices can then be integrated into the classroom. (This can be facilitated in two one-hour sessions if required).

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Testimonials from schools available upon request. For more information about WISE Resilience please email sally.cumming@engagehealth.com.au or call 0401358309.