Wellbeing & Study Skills Programs that make a difference

Our philosophy is simple: Having a healthy mind and a healthy body, coupled with strong study skills, empowers students to be their personal best - whatever that best may be.

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The wellbeing division of Felstead Education was established in 2014 to provide practical programs to help students manage the stresses and pressures of senior school. Our programs are evidence-based and built upon the belief that a calm, relaxed student is best placed to maximise their potential while avoiding the worry and anxiety that is so commonplace in modern-day schools.
Since then, we have expanded our range of programs for students and now also provide a range of wellbeing options for teachers and school staff.
We have worked in leading schools throughout Australia and helped tens of thousands of students to be the best and calmest versions of themselves.

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Explore programs to help your students be well and do well.

Study Calm

Helping students improve their mental health, stay calm, and achieve their best during senior school.

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Structure:

Seminar for full year level cohort.

Duration:

50 minutes.

Suited for:

Years 10 - 12, (tailored program especially for Year 12).

Number of students:

50 - 120.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia.

Note:

Follow on resources available to embed learning.

Study Calm is a practical program in which students will engage in a range of easy to learn, yet highly powerful mindfulness and meditation skills. It is also combined with research backed information to help students understand the benefits and value of the skills they have learnt. Study Calm draws on our 15 years of experience working with senior school students. The skills we teach can not only improve their mental health, but are specifically designed to boost their academic performance as well.

The skills they learn can be used on an ongoing basis to empower them to:
  • Stay calm, relaxed and focused
  • Cope with stress, anxiety and worry during senior school
  • Improve the way the handle technology
  • Reduce anxiety levels in relation to study, exams and ATAR scores
  • Maintain focus and concentration in demanding situations
  • Improve sleeping patterns
  • Build resilience and coping strategies
  • Improve their academic performance
  • Find greater enjoyment during their final years of schooling

The program is based on the principle that by building mental strength and training their mind to remain calm, positive and focused students will be best placed to achieve at their personal best, whatever that best may be.

During the program students will learn:
  • Practical breathing exercises to release stress and tension
  • How slow, deep breathing can improve brain function and academic performance
  • Skills to help them reduce anxiety around SACs, exams and ATAR scores
  • Skills to help them perform at their best under exam conditions
  • Practical ways to improve sleep patterns
  • How to use meditation and mindfulness techniques on an ongoing basis

The Power of Sleep

Helping students improve their mental health, stay calm, and achieve their best during senior school.

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Structure:

Seminar for full year level cohort.

Duration:

50 minutes.

Suited for:

Years 10 - 12, (tailored program especially for Year 12).

Number of students:

50 - 120.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia.

Note:

Follow on resources available to embed learning.

Our Power of Sleep program has been designed specifically for the needs of senior high school students. Research shows a good night's sleep lays the foundation for positive physical and mental health as well as strong cognitive performance.

Unfortunately the stresses of senior school, combined with changes in the teen body clock and the impact of technology, have a strong negative effect on students' abilities to maintain healthy sleep patterns. This can lead to reduced academic performance, increased anxiety and lower overall mental health. This makes sleep, or the lack of it, one of the most important physical and mental health issues facing senior secondary students today.

This highly practical and interactive program can helps students get the sleep they need to:
  • Better concentrate and focus on their studies
  • Improve their academic performance by boosting memory and higher order thinking skills
  • Protect their mental health - reducing the effects stress and anxiety
  • Strengthen their immune systems
  • Improve their performance in creative or sporting pursuits
  • Maintain a healthy body weight
During the program students will learn:
  • Why quality sleep is essential to their academic performance, mental health and general wellbeing
  • How to do a quick audit on their personal sleep patterns
  • Why getting a good night sleep can be hard - including the impact of technology, changes to their body clock and more
  • How to improve sleep patterns - simple ways to help get a better night's sleep.
  • Relaxation exercises to help them fall asleep more easily and stay asleep more soundly

Mindfulness for Senior Students

Helping students improve their mental health, stay calm, and achieve their best during senior school.

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Structure:

Seminar for full year level cohort.

Duration:

50 minutes.

Suited for:

Years 10 - 12, (tailored program especially for Year 12).

Number of students:

50 - 120.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia.

Note:

Follow on resources available to embed learning.

If you're looking for ways to help your students better cope with their busy lives and the pressure of their studies.. Then our Mindfulness for Students program may be just what you are looking for. Mindfulness practice has become increasingly popular in schools as it can be a powerful and effective tool to help students manage stress, boost academic performance and enhance overall levels of wellbeing.

Our program is specially designed for students in Years 10 -12 of school and can help you bring the many benefits of mindfulness to their lives. We also offer specially tailored programs for Year 7-9 students.

Research confirms that mindfulness practice can help students to:
  • Reduce levels of stress
  • Combat anxiety and depression
  • Improve learning outcomes through better focus, memory retention and enhanced higher order thinking skills
  • Boost levels of empathy and compassion
  • Increase feelings of calm and wellbeing
  • Improve sleep patterns

Mindfulness for Students has been developed from our hugely popular Study Calm program that has been delivered in leading schools throughout Australia. The program is taught from a Western, secular perspective and no prior knowledge of meditation is needed.

Participants will learn:
  • The basic principles of mindfulness meditation
  • A range of mindfulness techniques that are easy to learn and simple to practice
  • How mindfulness can be used to deal with the challenges of school life including interpersonal relationships,high stress levels exam anxiety
  • How to use mindfulness practice on an ongoing basis to reap its many benefits

Secrets of Study Success

A study skills program to get your students working more efficiently and productively to maximise the rewards for their hard work.

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Structure:

Seminar for full year level cohort.

Duration:

50 minutes.

Suited for:

Years 10 - 12, (tailored program especially for Year 12).

Number of students:

50 - 120+.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia.

Note:

Follow on resources available to embed learning.

Knowing how to study can be just as important as knowing what to study. This is the perfect study skills program to introduce students to a range of easy-to-use, yet highly effective study skills.

As a result of this program students will be able to:
  • Study more efficiently and effectively
  • Improve their organisational and time management skills
  • Be more motivated towards their studies
  • Reduce multitasking and the effects of device distraction
During the program students will learn how to:
  • Build a vision for themselves and develop meaningful goals
  • Better manage time by focusing on what is important, rather than what is urgent
  • Maximise periods of peak attention and productivity
  • Reduce the negative impact of multitasking and device distraction
  • Better notes - to help with vital revision work
  • Improve memory and reading skills
  • Reduce procrastination
  • Improve exercise, nutrition and sleep patterns to boost academic performance

Food for Thought

Learn how to eat well to be your best in senior school.

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We are currently updating this program. Come back soon for full details, including our all new: The Year 12 Parent's Cookbook.

The Serene Student

A practical program empowering students with skills to improve their mental health, remain serene, and achieve their best during senior school.

Contact to learn more

Structure:

Seminar for full year level cohort.

Duration:

50 minutes.

Suited for:

Years 10 - 12, (tailored program especially for Year 12).

Number of students:

50 - 120.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia.

Note:

Follow on resources available to embed learning.

Help your students stay serene under pressure! Senior school is a hard place to stay serene. Yet serenity is a skill that can be taught, learned and then practiced.

Remaining serene can help students achieve at their personal best while remaining calm and relaxed thereby reducing the worry, anxiety and stress that can come with being a senior high school student.

Our Serene Student program can help your students to:
  • Stay calm, relaxed and focused
  • Cope with stress, anxiety and worry during senior school
  • Improve the way they handle technology
  • Reduce anxiety levels concerning study, exams and ATAR scores
  • Maintain focus and concentration in demanding situations
  • Improve sleeping patterns
  • Build resilience and coping strategies
  • Improve their academic performance
  • Find greater enjoyment during their final years of schooling
During the program students will learn:
  • Practical breathing exercises to release stress and tension
  • How slow, deep breathing can improve brain function and academic performance
  • Skills to help them reduce anxiety around SACs, exams and ATAR scores
  • Skills to help them perform at their best under exam conditions
  • Practical ways to improve sleep patterns
  • The role played by exercise and nutrition in staying serene while maximising academic performance.
  • How to use meditation and how to use meditation and mindfulness techniques on an ongoing basis

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Support your school's most important asset - your teachers and school staff.

Relaxation for Teachers

Give your teachers some tools to help them stay calm and relaxed amidst the pressure and pace of school life.

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Structure:

Professional development seminar.

Duration:

60 minutes.

Suited for:

Teachers and school staff.

Number of students:

Best suited to small groups of 10 - 30, but can be delivered to large groups.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia. International Schools by negotiation.

Note:

Follow on supporting resources provided.

A school's most important asset is its teaching staff. Yet more and more teachers are struggling amidst the demands, stress and pressure of modern school life. Our Relaxation for Teachers program teaches a range of simple to use, yet highly effective relaxation techniques that can help teachers to stay calmer during their busy days, and hopefully sleep better at night.

This specially designed program can help teachers to:
  • Better cope with stress and pressure
  • Reduce the risk of burnout and fatigue
  • Handle the demands of students and parents
  • Sleep better at night
  • Improve overall health and wellbeing
  • Have more energy to focus on what they do best - teaching students!

During the PD teachers will learn breathing techniques, muscle relaxation exercises and how to harness the power of visualisation and positive thinking practices. The program comes complete with follow on resources including our Art of Relaxation ebook and MP3 Guided Relaxation Files to help further embed the skills teachers have learned.

Mindfulness for Teachers

Bring the many benefits of mindfulness to your life as a teacher.

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Structure:

Professional development seminar.

Duration:

50 minute, 90 minute and half day options available.

Suited for:

Teachers and school staff.

Number of students:

Best suited to small groups of 10 - 30, but can be delivered to large groups.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia. International Schools by negotiation.

Note:

Follow on supporting resources provided.

Let us help your teachers to protect and strengthen their mental health, take better care of themselves, and cope with the pressure of school life with this unique mindfulness PD program designed especially for the needs of teachers.

Research shows that Mindfulness skills can help teachers to:
  • Reduce stress and anxiety
  • Better cope with the demands of school life
  • Improve relationships with students and colleagues
  • Be kinder to themselves
  • Sleep better at night
  • Better balance work and family commitments

This specially designed program is based on the belief that the most important asset any school has is its staff and that the best way to maximise outcomes for students is by taking the best care of teachers!

During the course, teachers will learn:
  • Some basic principles and theories underlying mindfulness
  • A range of simple mindfulness techniques including meditation, mindful movement and mindful eating
  • Easy ways to practice these skills on an ongoing basis

Follow-up resources are provided to help teachers further develop and practice the skills taught in the program.

The Serene Teacher

A PD to help teachers stay calm and serene under the pressure of modern schooling.

Contact to learn more

Structure:

Professional development seminar.

Duration:

90 minutes.

Suited for:

Teachers and school staff.

Number of students:

Best suited to small groups of 10 - 30, but can be delivered to large groups.

Locations:

Based in Melbourne, but travels throughout Australia. International Schools by negotiation.

Note:

Follow on supporting resources provided.

At the end of many of our student wellbeing programs, teachers would tell us: That was great! I wish you had something like that for teachers.

Now we do!

Our Serene Teacher Program teaches a range of simple to use, yet highly effective meditation and relaxation techniques that can help to soothe the mind and calm the body of even the busiest of teachers.

The program can help teachers to:
  • Better cope with stress and pressure
  • Reduce the risk of burnout and fatigue
  • Handle the demands of students and parents
  • Sleep better at night
  • Better manage their busy workloads
  • Improve overall health and wellbeing

During the program teachers will learn how to elicit the 'Relaxation Response', the body's natural antidote to stress. They will also learn breathing techniques, muscle relaxation exercises and how to harness the power of visualisation and positive thinking practices.

The program comes complete with follow on resources including our Art of Relaxation ebook and MP3 Guided Relaxation Files.

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What our clients say

The feedback for your Power of Sleep program was amazing from both staff and students.

Courtney McNally

St Clare's College

Thank you again for your fantastic presentation, our boys got a lot out of it!

Lara Silkoff

Scotch College

The feedback from your professional development session for our teachers was incredible. Everyone loved it. Your level of effort, skill and responsiveness was very effective. The only suggestion they had was to do the course at the end of the day next time as they were so relaxed, they found it hard to do any work for the rest of the day!!

Alice William, Head of Primary

St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College

The content was great, and the meditation exercises were perfect, especially the memory exercise.

Tara Baker, Year 12 Learning Coordinator

Mater Christi College

Our students absolutely loved your sessions. They raved about them. Numerous teachers approached me to say how great your sessions were. A huge thank you from us.

Lynette Lear, Head of Student Wellbeing

Salesian College

The feedback from staff and students has been unreservedly positive. Congratulations on inspiring our students.

Kerry Gill, Senior School Teacher

Xavier College

Your PD enabled me to slow down and removed my neck ache!

Shelley Darmody

Carlton North Primary School

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