Seasons for Growth
Seasons for Growth is an evidence-based group education program that support
children and young people who have experienced change and loss such as family separation; loss or death of someone they care about; relocation and forced migration; living away from family; loss of a pet or impacts of terrorism, war or
pandemics.
Seasons for Growth was launched in 1996 by Professor Anne Graham AO with the
support of the Sisters of St Joseph in Australia. The program has reached over
200,000 children, young people and adults. The program is not only being run in
New Zealand and Australia but also in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.
Learning outcomes when attending Seasons for Growth Programme:
• Develop skills for coping, making positive choices, goal – setting and decision making
• Understand that their feelings and other behavioural reactions are normal
• Assists children and young people to acknowledge their feelings and recognise that they are ‘not the only one’
• Build a peer support network and felt sense of belonging and connection
• Help restore self-confidence, self-respect, resilience and emotional competence.