1% Mean

  • GROW Envisions

    If we adjust just 1% of our negative thoughts and change those thought into understanding, this useful technique will be invaluable. As students finish their school years , they will be able to manage difficult situations in a more positive manner. GROW’s programmes will assist students and provide them with the techniques to assist themselves and others.

  • GROW Believes

    Through understanding these key triggers within ourselves and others these techniques will be of particular value during their senior years in education and post school activities.

Mental abuse is one of the worst outcomes of social media during school years. The students can not escape the mind games and continued harassment on social media. They become overwhelmed not able to understand what or why certain activities or attacks are occurring.  Through having these basic techniques to assist with harassment, situations which occasional end tragically could possibly be averted.

 

This two year programme has been developed to assist teacher, parents and students to deal with bad behaviour on social media and through emails.  GROW utilises email contact and experience speakers from the community with highly specialised skills to transfer these skills and techniques.

In 2016-17 in Australia 98% of people aged 15-17 and 91% 15-19 year old were spending up to 18 hours a week online. Research of 10,000 students found girls are particular at risk with mental health issues. The research also indicated that 12% of boys were also affected and suffered distress.

What GROW will do

GROW will assist in providing the knowledge and skills to identify classic indicators of the following types of destructive traits. GROW will provide through guest speakers and online tools techniques for dealing with people with these traits so they can protect themselves.

  • narcissism

  • bullying

  • manipulation

  • defaming of your character

  • physical altercation

  • anxiety

  • gaslighting

The outcomes of the program should enable students to better negotiate their pathways through their senior school years and into life after school.

Parents and careers will  have an overview of the programme to provide awareness of the key deteremental traits to ensure they can support their child and ensure they are not escalating the situation through unknowingly adding to their child’s situation.

Through working together with students, teachers, parents and schools it will achieve generally a better outcome for the student and in the long term the wider community.

 

The Programme

The 1% MEAN programme operates across either two or four semesters. It is encouraged due to the stress of Year 11 and 12 that the program operates for four semesters. These are difficult years with the pressures of study, school, casual work, pressure to consume alcohol, experiment with drugs, negative body image and pressure to experiement with relationships and sex. Armed with this knowledge students will have a better understanding of these key negative traits as they move into post school life, into further learning or into the workforce. They will be better able to function as adults.