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Package: Experience Connections
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Experience Connections - Wellbeing and school cohesion

$14,300 (inc.GST)

A therapy dog and mentor visit your school each week for a full day. The mentor and dog focus on mental health and school cohesion by supporting two groups of students through your choice of programs, and the mentor completes the rest of the day with the Dog for half a day of fun.

Two programs within this package are subject to evaluations. Dog for Half a day may be subject to evaluation (please discuss this with Canine Comprehension management)

Week

Package Timetable Example

Times and program options are the decisions of the school; this is just an example.

Week 1

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Getting to know you, rights and responsibilities and expectations

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Getting started with rights and responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 2

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 3

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am:Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 4

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 5

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 6

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Our Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 7

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required
Week 8

Group 1: 9.00 - 9.50 am: Communication Group (Evaluated program)
Content: Empathy, worry and looking for similarities.

Group 2: 10:30 - 11.20 am: Friendship Group (Evaluated program)
Content: My responsibilities, my dog’s responsibilities.

Dog for ½ day: 12.20 - 3.20 pm 
Content: Created to suit student cohort 
6 x 20-minute sessions OR 3 x 50 minute sessions
Breaks for the therapy dogs are required