What Our Participants Say

  • “I feel the standup project is absolutely magnificent. The information learnt during these 2 periods have been life changing. I have learnt my 4 D’s and am prepared to be an upstander when the time comes along.”

    Year 8 Student

  • “I've never seen students so engaged in training as they were with the Stand-Up Project.”

    Head of Student Wellbeing

  • “It's such a privilege to be part of the solution instead of being seen as part of the problem.”

    Year 11 Student

  • “All the students are talking about SUP in the hallway and asking to be involved next year. They love it!”

    Primary School Principal

  • “I love SUP because we get to teach the younger kids how to behave when normally teachers do it. Yah!!”

    Grade 6 Student

  • “SUP has taught me how to be an upstander for my friends.”

    Grade 6 Student

  • “SUP empowers and upskills students to actively deal with poor behaviour in the playground.”

    Parent of Grade 6 Student

  • “The presence of student voice and agency is vital to student engagement in their learning.”

    Grade 6 Teacher

  • “It's a fantastic concept that encourages students to be proactive and empowers them to stand up against bullying”

    Primary School Parent

  • I like the fact that SUP is a peer-led approach where we can empower our kids to take the initiative to support and educate each other on how to create a respectful and safe environment for everyone.

    Primary School Parent

  • I loved teaching our teachers how to be upstanders. And they really listened to us!

    Grade 5 Student

  • I wanted to become a SUP Leader because I wanted to make my school an amazing place to be.

    Grade 3 Student

Data from Term 1, 2024

Benefits and Learning Outcomes: Students, Teachers and Parents

SUP aligns with the Respectful Relationships curriculum.

SUP takes a community response to building students' social, emotional and positive relationship skills.

Reduced occurrences of discrimination, harassment and bullying at school.

Increased theoretical knowledge of the relationship between discrimination, harassment and bullying, and social injustices.

Understanding and confidence to discuss discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

Practical skills in how to be an upstander.

Increased self-confidence and feelings of empowerment.

Teambuilding skills and feelings of inclusion.

Leadership, training, public speaking and evaluation skills.

SUP Certificates of Completion, including evaluation data, for students to include in their university applications and resumes.

Increased collaboration and understanding between students, teachers, and parents to reduce discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

Lesson plans and school posters to remind students to be an upstander.