Soul Learning® In-School Program   

How Does it Work?

With an evidence‑based personal journal and digital platform, students practise skills that strengthen over time—skills for life.

  • Journaling for reflective practice/self‑regulation

  • Breathwork for nervous‑system regulation

  • Te Whare Tapa Whā for holistic hauora

  • 30+ journal sessions. Use them over weeks, months, or a full year—any order, at your pace.

  • Short, flexible sessions. Each takes 5–20 minutes and fits easily into class routines.

  • Measure impact. A short before-and-after survey tracks growth and effectiveness.

  • Aligned extras. Simple daily tips and short videos reinforce each journal theme.

  • Your choice. All extras are optional—pick what best serves your class.

Timeline

  • Week 0: Enquiry

  • Week 1: Staff onboarding digitally and receive journals in post

  • Weeks 2+: 5–20 min sessions

  • Program end: Optional survey + results

  • Assistance available throughout if required.

Program at a glance

  • Years 4–13 (ages 7 -18)

  • 30+ sessions and resources that can last the year

  • 5–20 minutes each session, any order

  • Journals: $23 per student (includes the teacher platform cost)

  • Funding available in New Zealand.

  • No added workload: teachers lead with ready-to-use journals and online resources.

  • Grounded in the Te Whare Tapa Whā model of hauora, it strengthens emotional intelligence, self-awareness, identity, and authentic connection.

  • With a personal journal grounded in evidence-based methods, learners reflect, practise, and build skills that strengthen over time.

  • Topics include resilience, identity, balance, emotional awareness, self-worth, compassion, courage, and forgiveness.

  • Relational, collaborative, and culturally grounded.

  • Skills for today, foundations for life—turning classroom practice into lifelong capability.

What’s Included

 

  • Staff: simple digital platform with ready‑to‑use sessions

  • Students: personal wellbeing journal

  • Flexible: 5–20 minutes, any order

  • Evidence: before/after survey; repeatable breathing practice

  • Support: optional tips and videos

What sets Soul Learning® apart is that we don't just raise awareness of wellbeing—we give young people practical tools to embed it into everyday life, building wellbeing from the inside out.

Survey results show that students experience reduced stress and worry, improved emotional regulation, and stronger overall wellbeing.
By strengthening students from within, the programme supports self-understanding, normalises emotional experiences, and helps reduce stigma around seeking support.

Funding Available

Impact and Outcomes

All schools can use the before‑and‑after digital survey. Results may be collected by the school or analysed by Soul Learning.

Results from a West Auckland High School that ran the program with 100 Year 9 Health students.

Results from a South Auckland High School that ran the program with 170 Year 11 Health students.

What People Are Saying

  • Feedback From Students Across The Country

    This program has improved my happiness because it has helped me to relax and not stress about things so much.

    I like learning about different ways I can improve my mindset.

    The program helped me with my mental health.

    Soul Learning helped me feel like I'm wanted.

    Soul Learning helped me learn to love myself and never give up.

    This program made me realise that I had things bottled inside myself I didn't know I had until I really thought deeply about the questions.

  • What are the best things about Soul Learning?

    It has taught me how to help myself and others through tough times.

    The breathing strategies have helped me so much.

    Being able to get away from everything and breathe.

    Appreciation and reflective time.

    Talking to other people who are kind of the same as me.

    It reminds me of the things I enjoy.

  • How might you see yourself using this learning in the future?

    Finding time for myself.

    When things get hard.

    Calming myself and breathing when I feel stressed.

  • Feedback from Teachers Across the Country

    I ended up on my own wellbeing journey.

    The tone and the pace of the resources are great.

    I have found the online platform so simple and easy to use. I was surprised that no planning was needed from me.

  • Feedback from Students Across the Country

    I know myself more and face my own feelings.

    It helped me in different ways to improve my struggles, worries, stress, and so much more.

    This program has given me so much emotional intelligence that I feel like I can literally deal with any situation given to me.

    I understand myself now and am learning to love myself.

FAQs

  • The Soul Learning® In-School Programme gives young people practical tools to understand themselves, manage life’s challenges, and build the confidence to thrive. It combines simple online resources with a reflective student journal to help students develop lifelong skills in emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience.

    Rather than simply talking about wellbeing, Soul Learning® helps students practise it—through simple, evidence-informed strategies they can personalise, embody, and use every day.

  • Students receive their own personal wellbeing journal, supported by engaging digital content shared by their teacher. Together, these resources encourage reflection, self-awareness, and the practical application of wellbeing skills.

    Teachers and staff gain access to a simple, supportive online platform with ready-to-use resources designed to fit seamlessly into classroom practice, without adding to workload.

  • The programme covers themes such as resilience, identity, emotional awareness, balance, self-worth, compassion, bravery, and forgiveness, supported by practical wellbeing strategies for everyday life.

  • The programme is delivered through student journals and online through a simple digital platform designed for classroom use.

    Teachers facilitate each session by sharing short audio or video resources that guide learning and support the student journals, making the programme easy to implement with no additional workload for teachers.

  • The In-School Program has been delivered in more than 70 primary, intermediate, and secondary schools across New Zealand, reaching students from Years 4–13 (ages 7-18). Tailored programmes are available for Years 4–6, Years 7–8, and Years 9–13, with schools located throughout Auckland, Manawatū, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Nelson, and Otago.

  • The platform comes with a built-in before‑and‑after digital survey. Results may be collected by the school or analysed by Soul Learning. Students complete the survey at the beginning and end of the program.

    Surveys indicate that participating students experience reduced stress and worry, improved self-love and excitement for their future, and enhanced overall wellbeing.

  • Many wellbeing programmes focus on raising awareness. Soul Learning® goes further by helping students practise wellbeing every day. Through guided reflection and practical strategies, students build lifelong habits that strengthen emotional regulation, resilience, self-awareness, and confidence.

    By embedding wellbeing into daily life rather than treating it as a one-off lesson, Soul Learning® creates meaningful, lasting change from the inside out.

  • Soul Learning is committed to making the program accessible and affordable. The journal cost is $23 per student, which includes the platform for the teacher. Schools can apply for funding using this link:  https://forms.gle/ALszqVqgsoQ7o4TP8OR contact us below to discuss your situation.

  • A green background with white and orange text displaying a quote about ongoing support, attributed to Andrew Turner of Tauranga Boys' College, emphasizing the positive impact of a program.

  • Testimonial praise for Soul Learning program, endorsing its effectiveness for anxiety, self-esteem, and emotional issues, citing journaling, breathing, and mindfulness as activities.

  • Green background with white text that reads "Wellbeing for Schools"

  • Image of a spiral-bound book titled 'The Handbook Towards Happiness' with a natural green and botanical cover, and a plain white page with green and black leaf illustrations and black text.

Soul Learning®
In-School Program
Inquiries

Please reach out via the contact form to discuss bringing the Soul Learning® in-school program to your school.

If funding is a limitation for your school, contact us today to inquire about options to get started.

We are proudly supported by the Soul Learning Charitable Trust, the Acorn Foundation, The Bay Trust, The Wright Family Foundation, and Trinity Lands Ltd