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Introducing Mental Fitness in Schools

With over 12 years of expertise in mindfulness and wellbeing science, Smiling Mind has developed an evidence-based mental fitness program to build lifelong skills. In the same way kids learn about physical fitness, we can teach them mental fitness through regular practice and empower them to thrive.

In 2025, we’ll introduce the Smiling Mind Mental Fitness Model into the Smiling Mind Primary School Program, focusing on five core skills: mindfulness, flexible thinking, connection, purpose, and recharging the body.

We’re excited to integrate the Smiling Mind Mental Fitness Model into our Primary Classroom Curriculum, and to support educators to bring mental fitness education to primary schools.

 
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Building mental fitness skills in schools

 

What's New in the Smiling Mind Primary School Program for 2025

 

  • Expanded mental fitness skills added to the Primary Classroom Curriculum, alongside mindfulness and meditation content.

  • Refreshed Learning Hub with training resources and Specialist Topics on ADHD, trauma, and anxiety.

  • New 60-minute "Mental Fitness Foundations" course for educators to build mental fitness skills for themselves and students.

  • New interactive digital features, with advanced content for Years 5 and 6 aligned to their social and emotional growth.

  • Updated curriculum map aligning content with the Australian Curriculum’s Health and Physical Education learning area.

 

An evidence-based SEL program to revolutionise the way kids learn about mental health

The Smiling Mind Primary School Program is an evidence-based SEL program co-designed by psychologists and educators to help students build mental fitness skills. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum, it offers ready-to-implement lessons and resources, while also providing tailored training for teachers, school leaders, and wellbeing coordinators.

The program fosters positive school culture and supports mental health. Digital lessons for years 1-6 can be easily integrated into classrooms and extended to homes via the free Smiling Mind App, empowering students and families to thrive anytime, anywhere.

 

Educators get 12 month access to:

  • 120 pre-planned lessons for Years 1-6 (20 SEL topics per year level with activities, discussion guides, meditations, and resources)

  • 18 interactive “Brain Break” activities (10-15 minutes) for Foundation to Year 2 to recharge and boost social-emotional skills

  • Printable take-home materials to support mental fitness beyond the classroom

  • A 60-minute self-paced “Mental Fitness Foundations" course for educators.

  • Implementation support that allows educators to confidently teach the curriculum without previous experience or mental health knowledge, including a Specialist Topics hub with videos on ADHD, trauma, and anxiety.

  • Resources for parent and community engagement, and ongoing Smiling Mind support.

 
 

2025 Pricing of the Smiling Mind School Program

 

The Smiling Mind School Program is a whole-school approach to mental wellbeing, designed to make a meaningful impact across primary schools for students, educators, and the wider school community.

Program cost effective 1 January 2025

Starting January 2025, pricing for the Smiling Mind School Program will be based on total student enrollment, ensuring a more accurate reflection of impact across primary schools.

Program costs for a 12-month subscription:

  • Extra Small School (up 20 students) - $1,490 incl GST

  • Small School (21 - 200 students) - $3,990 incl GST

  • Medium School (201 - 500 students) - $5,990 incl GST

  • Large School (501 - 800 students) - $7,990 incl GST

  • Extra Large School (more than >800 students) - $9,490 incl GST

Individual licences are available online but are for individual use only, not for whole-school implementation. For more details or inquiries, please contact us.

*See FAQs below for the eligibility requirements for an individual subscription.

 
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FAQs

Looking for more info? Here are answers to our most frequently asked questions. Need something else? Please get in touch!

 

  • The Smiling Mind Primary School Program is designed as a Whole School Program, with individual subscriptions available for:

    • CRTs seeking ready-to-use lesson plans to deliver impactful social and emotional learning on short notice.

    • Teacher’s aids or school psychologists who support individual students with social and emotional learning (SEL) development

    • Individual educators who want to implement the Smiling Mind Program to a single class, and aren’t able to bring the Whole School Program to their school

    • Parents or caregivers who are homeschooling primary school children

    Individual subscriptions are available for purchase here.

  • The Smiling Mind Primary School Program is designed as a Whole School Program, and is available for purchase based on the number of students in the school, not the number of educators using it. If you are a wellbeing coordinator that intends to implement the Smiling Mind Curriculum across multiple year levels or classes, you should purchase a whole school program.

    However, we understand that sometimes it’s challenging to bring the entire school on board right away, and individual subscriptions are available for educators looking to implement the Smiling Mind Program to a single class, CRTs, and teacher’s aids or school psychologists supporting individual students’ social and emotional learning and wellbeing.

    Individual Primary Classroom Curriculum subscriptions are available for purchase here.

  • The updated pricing structure is effective from January 2025. If you are renewing or purchasing before this time, please check our online store or contact our team directly.

  • Yes, the Smiling Mind Primary School Program is great for Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs)! Many CRTs have reported significant benefits from using the program, as it equips them with valuable resources to support student wellbeing in their classrooms. With access to age-appropriate lessons and mental fitness tools for years 1-6, and Brain Breaks for students as young as prep, CRTs can easily jump in and contribute to students' social and emotional learning, and create a positive impact even in short-term engagements.

  • The Smiling Mind Primary School Program can be run as a standalone wellbeing program, and can also work seamlessly alongside other programs commonly used in schools. For those who are implementing the Smiling Mind curriculum as a standalone wellbeing program, we recommend that you follow the 20 SEL topics in the order that they are presented, as they are designed and scaffolded to flow this way. We understand that educators often juggle multiple resources, and the ‘plug-and-play’ nature of the lesson plans and resources mean that educators can also easily jump into lessons that complement the sequencing of other programs.

  • Each classroom is made up of students with a wide range of diverse needs and learning styles. Using the guidance included within our program materials, the Smiling Mind Primary School Program can be adapted to meet the needs of most students. Our program provides training and resources for educators to explore how they can best set their classroom up for success, and dives deeper into some of the common challenges when teaching social emotional learning. Guides are provided on how to adapt the program for different student needs within the classroom, as well as special topic training videos on topics such as ‘Working with Trauma’ and ‘Working with ADHD’. In addition, all of our lesson plans and supporting materials have been designed using trauma-informed principles.

  • The Smiling Mind Primary School Program is a comprehensive curriculum and toolkit designed for educators to integrate social and emotional (SEL) learning seamlessly into school environments. It includes 120 pre-planned lessons for Years 1 to 6, along with age-appropriate activities, discussion guides, meditations, and classroom resources, all accessible through the Smiling Mind Learning Hub. Students are able to embed their learnings into the home environment with take-home activity sheets that connect with the free Smiling Mind App, making it easy for parents and caregivers to reinforce mental fitness skills at home, building a strong bridge between school and home learning.