Inspired by lived experience and tailored to your school’s wellbeing needs, our workshops foster a safe environment to explore sensitive topics
Workshop details
One or two-hour options available for year groups and smaller cohorts
Designed for Stages 5 & 6 (Years 9 and above)
Topics finalised in collaboration to best fit your students’ needs
Students receive worksheets and wellbeing toolkit
Post-workshop feedback meeting included
Workshop Elements
Matt shares his journey as a high school student that left him a paraplegic after attempting suicide and how he bounced back
Immersive experience leading students to discuss wellbeing strategies collectively and reflect on key learnings in their own space
Delivering a practical workshop to encourage students to apply wellbeing strategies in action as they interact with one another
Learning Outcomes
Enhancing understanding of peers experiencing wellbeing challenges and improving skills to support friends
Expanding emotional awareness and building strategies to strengthen resilience during tough times
Boosting self-confidence and developing tools to seek help when experiencing wellbeing challenges
Enquiries
Student Feedback
Unfortunately, 8 out of 10 (more specifically 81% of) students mentioned that they could relate to Matt’s lived experience
““Thank you so much for today. I went home smiling and in a great mood, I haven’t been like that in a long time. Thank you””
““This was an eye opener. It put a lot of things in perspective as someone who doesn’t struggle with mental health. I now understand how to support my friends and family””
Experience
96% shared that the workshop was a positive experience
Practicality
94% said the workshop helped them develop wellbeing tools
Advocacy
98% recommend Matt’s workshops to other schools
Teacher Testimonials
““What a remarkable young man, What a message. I have parents begging him to come back””
““Students responded positively, and you could see that they were engaged. The take-outs were purposeful and meaningful. I’d highly recommend Matt as a speaker””
““Very powerful talk. I would recommend Matt to any school group that wants to look at mental health””
““We had students and staff talking about him for days after! We highly recommend Matt to any school or organisation looking for a speaker on mental health””