Pause Breathe Smile
At Southern Cross, we’re committed to supporting the resilience of our tamariki, giving them tools to help with life’s ups and downs. That’s why Southern Cross Healthcare fully funds Pause Breathe Smile which makes it possible for the programme to be made available free of charge to any primary and intermediate school, and kura, in the country.
How it works
Pause Breathe Smile offers out-of-the-box whole-school professional learning and development (PLD) that provides everything schools need to implement this robust, evidence-based wellbeing programme including teacher training, digital resources, and ongoing support.
Working on life's tricky hurdles
In the first three years of Pause Breathe Smile’s partnership with Southern Cross, schools research has shown significant improvements in student behaviour and wellbeing.
Want to be with us?
Bring your school on the journey of developing skills for life's tricky hurdles
If you are a parent or caregiver who would like to see this programme in your child's school, have a chat with your school leaders to find out if they are aware of Pause Breathe Smile, and share this link to show them how they can get on board.
If you are a teacher or school leader, contact Pause Breathe Smile to arrange for professional learning and development for your staff.
“The Pause Breathe Smile teacher only day was the best external professional development we have ever been engaged in. The facilitator was engaging and incredibly knowledgeable and taught all aspects of the PBS programme in a contextually relevant way.
All staff thoroughly enjoyed the PLD and came away with knowledge and skills to use personally and professionally. The PBS PLD was not only relevant to apply within classroom practice but also as part of teacher wellbeing self-practice.
We are excited to start our school’s PBS journey as we know it will have huge benefits to our diverse student wellbeing needs."
Deputy Principal, Orini School, Taupiri
