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HIP N HEALTHY- Northern Ireland.
An emotional wellbeing & positive behaviour support programme
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“It is easier to build a strong child than repair a broken adult.” Frederick Douglas
Building emotionally strong children is the crux of our support programme: HIP ‘N’ HEALTHY.
We do this through live interactive monthly workshops, where by we provide pupils with an evidence-based wellbeing tool kit.
With further staff and parental resources to compliment our sessions, we will support your school in embedding a culture of wellbeing and positive relationships.
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2024/2025 Programme
Workshop 1: Term 1: Excel With Pressure
Delivered to coincide with SEAG test, this workshop teaches children key psychological skills to thrive with different pressures (stage, sports, tests, friendships) they face in life.
Highly applicable for all children from P5 up, this workshop will explore the following:
Swim Your Own Lane- Focus on yourself with the message only one person can be the best, but everyone can be their best.
Box Breathing- Allowing to think clearly and stay calm when faced with 'important moments'
Self-Talk- How this can be used to facilitate self confidence
W.I.N: By focusing on What's Important Now. When we can stay in the moment by focusing on the only thing we can control, the present moment.
Workshop 2: Term 1 Anti-Bullying
Pupils will leave this workshop with crystal clarity into what exactly bullying is and what it is not, reducing amount of false accusations within a school.
The children will also become aware of the impact their behaviour and words have on others, increasing their emotional skill of empathy.
Finally we will explore conflict coming to the conclusion that at times conflict can be healthy and how to manage unhealthy conflict
Workshop 3: Term 2: Children's Mental Health Week Special
A workshop focusing on the use of the internet:
Online Safety Rules: The brilliant basics off online safety through simple and memorable rules.
Stranger Danger: Helping children understand the concept of strangers in the online world. We teach them to recognise warning signs of suspicious behaviour online, such as someone asking them to keep secrets or do things that make them uncomfortable.
Being Kind Online: We teach children the importance of being kind and respectful to others online, exploring how words and actions can have consequences, whilst exploring the power of empathy. Discuss the impact of cyberbullying and help them understand that it's never okay to tease, bully, or exclude others online.
Workshop 4: Term 2 Tackling Anxiety: March 11th-15th, 2024
The workshop will delve into the following:
Categories of anxieties:
-Big/small,
-Real/imagined,
-Short term/longterm.
Awareness: We will emphasis the impact anxiety can have on our bodies and minds.
Normalising: pupils will recognise that feeling anxious is a quite common experience, capable of impacting individuals in varied ways at different times
Pupil Toolkit: We will provide four evidence-based practical strategies pupils can use to manage and overcome unhelpful anxiety.
Workshop 5: Term 2, The Emotional Detectives
We will help children to experience, identify and manage emotions. This promotes the language needed to build their emotional development which will allow children to normalise negative emotions and give them the tools to navigate them.
This workshop will allow children to explore and engage in the world around them as well as form positive relationships through exploring the big 5 through the movie 'inside out.'
A workshop which will improve emotional intelligence within your pupils.
Workshop 6: Term 3: Enhancing Resilience:
We will guide pupils in adopting practical strategies to incorporate into their weekly routines, fostering the development of resilience and maintaining mental well-being.
This workshop equips children with the means to enhance their Emotional Intelligence. The essential skills covered in the workshop include:
Optimism
Kindness
Empathy
Workshop 7: Term 3 Taking The Next Step- P7 Transitions: May and June
We provide your P7 class pupils with the tools to welcome the upcoming changes and challenges in the next phase of their school journey with confidence.
By the conclusion of the session, students will perceive these life changes with excitement rather than worry.
This session delves into the three Rs of change:
Routine:
Relationships:
Readiness:
Finer Details
HIP N HEALTHY offers monthly live online workshops with different themes each month. These workshops provide flexibility with multiple time slots, allowing you to select the most convenient option for your school’s participating class or classes
HIP N HEALTHY is designed for P4 to P7 pupils. P4 and P5 students engage in one-hour workshops, while P6 and P7 students participate in 75-minute sessions. It is essential to select the appropriate workshop for the respective age group.
We provide three options:
- A la carte number: Select specific classes to participate in any of our five monthly themes. Registration for each workshop is required every month.
- Flying Solo Discount Package:. Bronze (6 classes), Silver (12 classes) Gold Options (18 classes). Please note 1 class = one individual class to partake in an individual workshop.
- Buddy Up High Discount Package: Schools can partner in pairs or trios to avail of additional discounts.
For options 2 and 3, each school signs up once (refer below for the sign-up process). For 2 and 3 you can choose to use multiple themes to spread your classes across.
Sign Up Process: Principal/teacher registers the workshops and classes chosen by the each school individually. From there, we handle the rest. All communication, including pre-workshop and post-workshop information, is sent to the lead teacher, who then disseminates it to the relevant teachers of the participating classes. If signing up multiple classes to the same theme, it is advisable to spread across different time slots
Pre-Workshop: We conduct sound checks in the week leading up to each themed workshop to ensure a high-quality experience for your pupils. Zoom links and bite-sized staff and parental videos are sent out ensuring a. school wide community approach.
Workshop Day: The Zoom room opens 15 minutes before the scheduled time. We recommend signing in early to avoid last-minute stress. We often integrate a Kahoot quiz within our workshops, so ensure devices are ready. Have worksheets printed in advance. For any issues on the day, contact our email helpline at support@hippsychology.com. We strive to resolve issues promptly, ensuring no one misses out on the intended experience.
Post-Workshop: Our goal is to assist you in fostering a culture of well-being and positive behaviour in your classroom. Post-workshop tasks for both the classroom and home are provided to reinforce core teachings. Fun competitions are also introduced for further reinforcement.
Please see signing up options below. Simply click on the appropriate button to enable you to sign up today!
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What our clients say
Carrs Glen Ps, Belfast
“We engaged in HIP sessions focusing on self-esteem and resilience. We found the experience to be very successful and it was very motivational for our children. On the back of this initial session we had HIP back to delver to Primary 5s around antibullying.”
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