Friendology

We continue to see the amazing, creative ways that our schools celebrated the International Day of Friendship with us! Corpus Christi in St Ives, NSW absolutely nailed the H.E.A.R.T. challenge and we LOVE the photo frame they made to capture all these gorgeous, adorable smiles!

We’re so excited to be co-hosting the World’s Biggest Gratitude Lesson with Growing With Gratitude! 🌏

At Friendology, GRATITUDE is one of our monthly wellbeing themes because showing appreciation is a powerful way to boost wellbeing + keep friendships in the Green-Zone! A win-win all around! 💕

🌻 Friendology Schools: Check out our “Friendship is… Gratitude” lesson + bulletin board activity and create your own Gratitude Garden, like these amazing students! I also love the little pipe cleaner flowers… so cute! 😍👏

Then, join us for the World’s Biggest Gratitude Lesson — with Tyson co-hosting alongside Ash from Growing With Gratitude + some awesome student co-hosts!

📅 Sept 10 | ⏰ 2–2:30pm AEST
🎓 K–12 | 💛 FREE

Last year, 70,000+ students from 45+ countries registered. This year, GWG is aiming for 100,000+! 🙌

Let’s grow some gratitude together! 🌸

Register: wbgl.growingwithgratitude.com.au

Ash Manuel

Hey, VIC educators! This one’s for YOU! 💫

We’ve got something brand new to share and we’re SO excited about it! 🙌 Friendology + the Victoria Department of Education’s Respectful Relationships curriculum = a powerful combo! 💓

Join us for a FREE webinar where we’ll unveil our brand new collaborative Scope & Sequence. We are an approved provider on VIC DET’s Mental Health Menu, so we’ll also share all fun ways schools can bring Friendology to life! 🤩💫🥳

You’ll hear from our very own Tyson & Jess, alongside Katie, Project Lead for Respectful Relationships (VIC DET). 👏

And please spread the word! 📣 This is open to ALL educators across Victoria, so tag your teacher friends, share it with your school, and come join us!

✨ Register Here: https://urstrong.com/friendology-respectful-relationships-webinar-registration/

We can’t wait to see you there!

Happy Australian Primary Principals Day! 💕

As we celebrate our August wellbeing theme of RESPECT, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the incredible principals we've had the privilege of partnering with across Australia. 👏

Great leaders know that respect is reciprocal. When we give respect, we receive respect. It goes around and around, shaping the culture of an entire school community.

Thank you for leading by example & for championing Friendology, helping students learn one of our most important Friendship Facts: Trust and Respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship.

We're so grateful for your leadership & for creating schools where kindness, connection, and respect flourish every day. 💚🥰

"The only way to have a friend is to be one." 💛

It's such a simple quote... but one we don't reflect on nearly enough.

For both parents & educators, we can't think of anything more important than teaching children how to be a really great friend to others!

✨ Be the one who includes.
✨ Be the one who listens.
✨ Be the one who keeps their word.
✨ Be the one who stands up for their friends.
✨ Be the one others can trust.
✨ Be the one who checks-in.

We need to remind kids that friendship is a verb! It isn't just something we get...it's something we give.

If this message resonates with you, share or repost. Let's raise the next generation of Green-Zone Friends. 💚 And, let's celebrate our Friendology Schools who are doing this in the classroom every day through our Friendology friendship skills curriculum. They're making the world a better place!

💚 August Wellbeing Theme: RESPECT 💚

If you've been around Friendology for a while, you'll know Friendship Fact #3...

✨ Trust and Respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship.

Last week, we watched this come to life as schools around the world celebrated the International Day of Friendship with us. Students explored what respect looks like, sounds like, and feels like in their friendships...because friendships are the H.E.A.R.T. of wellbeing!

This month, let's keep that conversation going.

Challenge your students (and yourself!) to show respect in the little moments: listening without interrupting, including others, valuing different perspectives, keeping promises, & speaking with kindness.

Because when respect grows, friendships flourish. 💚

❤️ 192 schools. 48,609 students. One incredible friendship movement.

WOW. We are absolutely blown away that 192 schools have registered to celebrate International Day of Friendship with us this Thursday! 🎉

Together, we'll be reminding tens of thousands of students that 💚 Friendships are the HEART of Wellbeing 💛 - a message that's especially meaningful as we celebrate gratitude, our wellbeing theme for the month.

To every school that's joining us... THANK YOU. Your commitment to nurturing healthy friendships is changing lives, one conversation at a time.

We can't wait to celebrate with you on Thursday, 30 July! 💕🌏(And, if you haven't registered your school yet, there's still time. Your invitation was emailed to you!)

💚 The Countdown is On! 💚

Next week is our first ever International Day of Friendship with Friendology celebration & we couldn't be more excited!

A huge shout-out to these amazing Year 5 Friend-o-Leaders from Syndal South Primary School for sharing this wonderful photo with us. 🌟 Seeing students step into leadership as Friend-o-Leaders, creating connection & spreading kindness, is exactly what Friendology is all about!

And the excitement keeps growing...

🎉 176 schools
💚 44,000+ students
🌏 One giant celebration of friendship on Thursday 30 July!

Every day we're hearing beautiful Friendology stories from schools...students welcoming new classmates, helping solve Friendship Fires®, including others at playtime, and leading by example. Sooo many stories of kids helping kids! It fills my heart to see friendship being intentionally nurtured in so many classrooms & playgrounds around the world.

✨ If your school hasn't registered yet, there's still time! We'd love you to join us for a day packed with friendship & fun, including our special assembly, classroom activities, challenges & tons of ways to celebrate that friendships really are the HEART of wellbeing.

To every school already joining us... thank you. We can't wait to celebrate with you next week! 💚

With gratitude,
Dana

✨ Let's do this! Think of a special friend in your life. Got them in your mind?

Okay, now think about this: What is it about them that you appreciate the most? How do they make your life better? What do they bring to your friendship? Tell us in the comments & tag your friend.

So simple, but we can guarantee you just made your friend's day!

Gratitude has the power to transform friendships & boost your own wellbeing at the same time. A win-win all around!

Teach the kids in your life to look for the best in their friends too! Pop over to our blog for a FREE Gratitude Colouring Sheet! 🎨