Friends For Life -The world’s leading resilience & life skills programme (Child 7-12 yrs, Youth 13-16 yrs)
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Thank you to the Todd Foundation Earthquake Response Fund for funding FRIENDS training and books for 15 Chch primary schools!
Thank you to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust and the Vodafone Foundation for funding FRIENDS training for 7 Chch secondary schools!
Term 1 Dates:
Auckland - 5th March
Dunedin - 12th March
Christchurch - 19th March
Wellington - 26th March
Christchurch - 26th March (Free places available for secondary schools in Chch)
| FRIENDS for Life helps young people cope with feelings of fear, worry, and depression by building resilience and self-esteem and teaching cognitive, behavioural, and emotional skills in a simple, well-structured format. Developed in Australia and used in schools in 20 countries, FRIENDS for Life has now been adapted for New Zealand's culture and curriculum and is the only such programme acknowledged by the World Health Organisation for its 12 years of comprehensive evaluation and practice. A wealth of research and practical experience in thousands of classrooms has shown that exposing students to a complete 10-session FRIENDS programme can reduce their risk of developing a disorder for up to six years (research data is only available up to six years currently – we hope the skills learned will stay with them for life). Children with normal levels of worry benefit by acquiring resilience to emotional stress. |  |
FRIENDS for Life promotes important personal development concepts such as self-esteem, problem-solving, self-expression, and building positive relationships with peers and adults. FUN Friends does the same but for 4-7 yrs.
