In partnership with The Phillips Foundation and Resilient Youth Australia, the Living Ripples project looks to evaluates the impact of a 3-year school wellbegin process, that supports schools to translate data into effective welbeing action plans.

To find out more, or for your school to participate, contact Christy at living_ripples@adelaide.edu.au

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This school-based intervention study evaluates the benefits of Resilient Youth Australia’s PLAY Leaders program on student wellbeing and learning engagement. The program involves a peer-led approach with whole-school involvement, and reporting using surveys completed by participating students.

• ‍Mark Kohler (contact)
  

• Christy Reece
  

• Andrew Wicking
  

• Peter Wicking‍‍ ‍

‍In 2024 we commenced a new intervention trial of the nature play program for schools PLAY WILD. This peer-led program is designed to foster student wellbeing, social inclusion and connection, learning engagement and connection to nature. For primary schools in South Australia interested in running this program, please contact us.

• ‍Luka Dellavia (contact)

• Mark Kohler

• Carly Stagg

• Rachel Nesbit
  

• Andrew Wicking
  

• Peter Wicking‍‍‍ ‍

To better understand the risk factors important in contributing to primary school teacher burnout, WiLDlab, in partership with researchers from Education, have been running a series of focus groups with school teachers.

• Mark Kohler (contact)
  

• Luka Dellavia
  

• Carly Stagg
  

• David Thorpe

• Steven Stolz

This project evaluates the association between time spent outdoors with child school engagement, wellbeing and connection to nature. Data is collected as part of the amazing program run by the Jane Goodall Institute Australia, which provides a box of resources for primary schools across Australia aimed at educating students via interactive and action-based curriculum about wildlife, the natural environment and challenges facing the planet.

• Mark Kohler (contact)
  

• Andrew Wicking
  

• Peter Wicking

• Jane Goodall Institute Australia

For the interim report click here.