ROAR Inc runs school programs! We work with groups of 20 students over an 8-week period, one session per week. Each session consists of a running or strength training component (earning a wrist band) and a high-performance mindset workshop, with sessions typically lasting an hour.

The goal for the for the participants in the programs is to earn 'Super Human' status by week eight. Super Human status is acquired by earning four physical wrist bands and performing 50 Acts of Kindness. The physical goals have been chosen carefully as they can be achieved by most young people in an eight-week period and do not require any special athletic talent. Participants are given diaries to track their progress towards their goals, and they are only permitted to record two acts of kindness per day, encouraging daily habits of journal-writing and self-reflection.

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There is a mindset/head coach and an assistant coach at every session, and occasionally we will bring in guest coaches. We also have an amazing inclusivity coach if required (specialised in working with neuro-diversity). All of our coaches hail from sporting backgrounds and are passionate about working with young people.

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The chosen 20 students are either selected by the school, or through the use of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, a self-esteem measure widely used in social science research. It uses a scale of 0–30, where a score less than 15 may indicate problematic low self-esteem. We have run many pre- and post-program evaluations using this tool, and are proud to report 100% increases in whole group self-esteem results from every program we have evaluated.

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Improving self-esteem, resilience, and capability is at the core of what we do at ROAR Inc. Our aim is to show young people what they are capable of, to understand that no feeling is final, and to teach them how to keep going when things get hard.

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Correlations between exercise and improved mental health have been researched and proven, as have the links between high self-esteem, a sense of community, and mental wellbeing. This unique program targets all of these areas and underpins its outstanding success.