Stripe Element

Social and Emotional Tools for Every School

This award-winning program combines cutting-edge research with interactive activities. Implement it independently at your school with our free training and support or we can implement it for you.

quirky kid

The Best of Friends has won a host of local and international awards.

Illustrations of the Best of Freinds program workbook

Our program has been clinically tested and has a proven track record in schools and clinics.

Child Psychologist

Our experienced team can help you implement the program and offer support.

Child Psychologist

Forget printing and photocopying! We provide all the beautifully designed resources you need.

Holding image for for a video of the best of friends video showing four children filling in the Best of Friends workbook with coloured markers.

Deliver SEL content that has been marked against the IB and Australian Curriculum.

Child Psychologist

Our evidence-based resources are constantly updated to reflect the latest research.

Child Psychologist

Use powerful psychometric tools to track the success of your intervention.

Beautifully Presented and Clearly Effective

Developed by Educational and Developmental Psychologist Dr Kimberley O’Brien, The Best of Friends® program draws on years of clinical and school-based research and experience to help students build their social and emotional skills, including:

  • Making and maintaining positive friendships

  • Negotiating and resolving conflict

  • Developing empathy and communication skills

  • Working independently and cooperatively

  • Recognising, expressing and managing their own emotions

  • Increasing resilience and assertiveness

  • Appreciating diverse perspectives

  • Developing teamwork and leadership skills

quirky kid
background
quirky kid
quirky kidbags

Independently Tried, Tested and Evaluated

The Best of Friends® has been through a rigorous assessment process designed in collaboration with experts at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), the University of Melbourne and Be You.

quirky kid
quirky kid

Start Now and Implement The Best of Friends® at your school or clinic

Our program includes an interactive workbook and award-winning materials to facilitate social and emotional learning.

The workbook contains five chapters that include engaging stories and activities such as role-playing, cooperation, crafts, knowledge acquisition and fieldwork.

Fill in the form to find out more.

quirky kid
icon
Yeh! Your submission was received.
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.