THROUGH POSITIVE MENTORING & TRAINING WE HELP YOUR SCHOOL SHAPE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS.
Take away some of the pressure of doing this alone, let us support your school!
How the Programs Work
AMAYDA will form an alliance with your school to deliver our bullying prevention and leadership training programs.
We do this by engaging students through role playing a range of potentially difficult situations and providing practical solutions. They will learn the best real-world self-defence and negotiation skills while we provide understanding and guidance around how to get the best outcome for them.
We teach all students how to;
- have RESPECT for yourself and others;
- have the COURAGE to do the right thing, even when you’re scared and to make the right decisions when subjected to peer pressure;
- have the INTEGRITY to do what you say you’re going to do; and
- build RESILIENCE, by strengthening their self-image, enabling students to recover quickly when faced with adversity.
All of these values combined are what we call –
AMAYDA EXCELLENCE
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Shailer Park SHS
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Bullying Is Becoming Worse In Australia
Let AMAYDA help you shape socially responsible students at home, at school and in the community because unintentionally over the years you have been handed this task.
True Statements
- Parents are working longer hours and having less time on raising their children
- Schools are under pressure to do more than educate
- Children are faced with challenges that they don’t have the skills to overcome
- Technology is educating children in negative ways
- The next generation of socially responsible adults need new skills to face real world challenges
- Bullying is in crisis mode across the country
- Awareness alone is not going to change the culture around bullying
- Principals, Teachers and Guidance Counsellors are overwhelmed with workload and strategies to build a positive culture within their schools
The Principles Our Programs Are Built on
When creating our programs we focus on the principle that, it's not what students know but what they can apply that counts!
Below are The AMAYDA 4 A's Principles.
Our Youth Development Mentors
Our (YDM's) are fully trained to deliver all school based programs. All mentors come from a martial arts or boxing background so they understand all our AMAYDA values well, like integrity, respect and courage. All YDM's go through significant screening and development to become qualified and also must obtain the following:
-Blue card
-First aid certificate
-AMAYDA Course Accreditation
-MAIA Coaching Accreditation
-COVID-19 Safety Certificate
-Advanced Mentoring and Conflict Management Training Provided By AMAYDA
We Are Currently Helping
Real data that will SHOCK YOU!
We held a detailed student health check survey across 11 schools to confirm the effectiveness of the AMAYDA program!
Before AMAYDA Programs had been implemented
82%
of students had witnessed bullying in their school environment
22%
of students had experienced bullying on a regular basis that seriously effected them
After AMAYDA Programs had been implemented
74%
of students said that they would indeed intervene if they witnessed bullying now they had strategies to handle the conflict situation
94%
of students realised that clear communication is more effective than violent response. (Students said the physical fitness component of the program while challenging helped them feel more accomplished)
98%
of students said they felt more confident and the program had a positive effect on their self-image
73%
of the students thought that everything that was taught in the program was useful
We Are Supported By The Qld Government
AMAYDA is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.
The Queensland Government provided $500,000 to AMAYDA to deliver a two year anti-bullying pilot program in Cairns and Townsville as a 2020 election commitment to enable Queenslanders to participate in sport and recreation activities.
Let AMAYDA Form an alliance
with you and your school.
As much as you want to be everywhere to protect your child or help them through these challenges you can’t be.
This is the same situation with your school. Even the best schools will experience unreported bullying issues.
The AMAYDA program gives the power to the children by educating, mentoring and upskilling your children on how to manage bully related issues.
Our programs also give children the courage to be socially responsible to make sure others aren’t engaging in bully related issues making them ambassadors for change!
Testimonials
I have wanted to write for some time, to highlight our appreciation of the AMAYDA program for the students here at Ferny Grove State High School.
John Schuh
Executive Principal
We believe that adding the program will help us further support students who may be disengaged or displaying significant behavioural issues, through a process of self-reflection and connection to others, enabling the young people to redirect their energy to more positive outcomes.
Dorothea Jensen
Principal
We support the goals of the AMAYDA Empowerment Program in taking a proactive stance in empowering our youth and changing the culture towards all forms of bullying.
Tina Mackay
HOD Social Justice
