Unit 1 — Awareness
Understand yourself
Children learn to recognise emotions, identify triggers, notice body signals, and understand patterns in their reactions and behaviour. What is happening inside me?
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K–5 curriculum
A structured, skills-based program helping children understand emotions, regulate behaviour, build healthy relationships, and make thoughtful choices — from Kindergarten through Grade 5.
K–5
Grade range
4
Core units
Online
Small group sessions
Progressive
Skills build each year
Why it works
Many challenging behaviours aren't defiance — they are signs that children haven't yet learned the skills to manage what they're feeling. This program teaches those skills directly, systematically, and in age-appropriate ways.
Read about the approachAwareness
Children understand their emotions and triggers
Regulation
Children manage strong feelings with real tools
The practice, in 4 movements
Understand yourself
Children learn to recognise emotions, identify triggers, notice body signals, and understand patterns in their reactions and behaviour. What is happening inside me?
Manage yourself
Children develop calming strategies, coping tools, impulse control, and practical ways to pause, reset, and manage strong emotions. How do I handle it?
Skills are introduced progressively across grade levels, allowing children to revisit concepts in increasingly deeper and more age-appropriate ways each year.
Kinder
Ages 4–6
Awareness and regulation · Making simple choices
Children begin learning how to identify feelings, notice emotions in their bodies, and understand how their reactions connect to their actions. They practise calming strategies, taking turns, showing kindness, and asking for help in supportive and structured ways.
Grade 1
Ages 6–7
Awareness to action · Naming emotions and managing frustration
Students build emotional awareness by learning to name emotions, manage frustration, and make calm choices during challenging situations. They also strengthen social skills through listening, including others, and practising positive interactions with peers.
Connection
Children build friendships and navigate conflict
Confidence
Children make thoughtful choices and take action
Understand others
Children strengthen empathy, communication, perspective-taking, friendship skills, and respectful social interaction. How do I interact with people?
Take action
Children apply emotional and social skills to real-life situations through problem-solving, conflict resolution, repairing mistakes, and thoughtful decision-making.
Grade 2
Ages 7–8
Deeper regulation and empathy · Recognising triggers and perspective-taking
Children develop a deeper understanding of triggers, emotional patterns, and the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. They practise empathy, positive self-talk, problem-solving, and taking responsibility for their choices and behaviour.
Grade 3
Ages 8–9
Confident connection · Communication and responsible decision-making
Students strengthen emotional regulation by learning to handle stress, recognise behavioural patterns, and respond thoughtfully rather than impulsively. They also build communication skills, perspective-taking, and responsible decision-making through real-life social situations.
Grade 4
Ages 9–10
Reflective regulation · Perspective-taking and relationship-building
Children learn to reflect on their emotions, practise self-control, and communicate respectfully in a variety of situations. They strengthen social problem-solving skills by evaluating choices, considering outcomes, and navigating social challenges more independently.
Grade 5
Ages 10–12
Self-management and leadership · Emotional mastery and complex problem-solving
Students develop greater independence in managing emotions, controlling impulses, and handling peer-related challenges with confidence and maturity. They build leadership, empathy, conflict resolution, and thoughtful decision-making skills that support success both socially and emotionally.
Grade
Focus
Core skills developed
Kindergarten
Awareness and regulation
Grade 1
Awareness to action
Grade 2
Deeper regulation and empathy
Grade 3
Confident connection
Grade 4
Reflective regulation
Grade 5
Self-management and leadership
From Kindergarten through Grade 5 — one journey, building on itself every year.
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