PROJECT ROCKIT in schools

Program description

PROJECT ROCKIT in schools offers a number of in-person workshops for students in Grade 3 to Year 10. Students build strategies to challenge bullying (both online and offline), develop leadership skills and improve their digital wellbeing.

PROJECT ROCKIT also helps students spot the benefits of diversity and improves belonging. Workshops involve strengths-based activities, experiments and group discussions.

Secondary schools can also access online student learning as well as teacher, parent and carer resources.

Intended outcomes

• Increased readiness to challenge bullying
• Improved social connections and supports at school
• Increased knowledge of help-seeking behaviour and channels
• Increase in socially inclusive behaviours
• Improved capacity to positively influence communities
• Improved resilience

Program details

Implementation considerations

• Target population: Primary and secondary school students in years 3 to 10.
• Program adaptability: The program is built on a fixed curriculum but the school engagement team will work with teachers to support each school's specific context. The program is adaptable for diverse cohorts including:
  • asylum seeker and refugee students
  • culturally and linguistically diverse students
  • LGBTIQA+ students
  • neurodivergent students.
• Staffing: The program is delivered by 2 x highly-trained young facilitators, meaning schools are not required to backfill for teaching staff during program implementation. Supervising teachers must always be present in the room to assist facilitators with behaviour management and to step in if disciplinary action is required. The Menu provider and its personnel must not be alone with any school student or group of school students in the classroom or in any other place at the school’s premises without another educator, teacher or teacher’s aide present at all times.
• Training requirements: There are no training requirements from schools prior to program implementation.
• Factors to consider: Schools will require an audio-visual set-up, including a large projector or screen with VGA/HDMI input, speakers and 2 roaming microphones. A whole-school platform (currently available only to secondary schools) is accessible online as a source of ongoing support for students, teachers and parents/carers.
• Australian context: This program has been developed and applied in Australia.

Cost

Minimum cost

From under $1,000

Detailed cost

PROJECT ROCKIT in schools is a customisable program. Schools may purchase from the following:

• 60-minute workshop for 60–250 students: $751.00 incl. GST (plus $8.80 incl. GST per additional student when capacity of 250 is reached)
• 90-minute workshop for 60–250 students: $1,089.00 incl. GST (plus $11.55 incl. GST per additional student when capacity of 250 is reached)
• full-day program for 60–300 students: $3,025.00 incl. GST (plus $14.30 incl. GST per additional student when capacity of 300 is reached)
• regional school package for schools 130–300km from PROJECT ROCKIT office: $4,471.50 incl. GST, including one x full-day workshop for 60–300 students, travel between 130–300km from office to school and accommodation and meals for 2 x facilitators
• online resource platform (PR Plus) 12-month subscription for an unlimited number of users: $275-385 (incl. GST).

Please note costs for travel 60–130km from the PROJECT ROCKIT office to the school incur an additional $294.80 incl. GST.