Programs
Here you’ll find information about all the STARTTS Programs that may benefit school-aged students with refugee experience.
STARTTS in Schools
STARTTS School Liaison Program
STARTTS School Liaison Officers work with educators across NSW public, private and Catholic systemic schools to enhance schools’ capacity in their work with students with refugee experience. For more information,…
STARTTS In Schools
STARTTS In Schools works in collaboration with schools across NSW to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of students with refugee experience. For more information, view the STARTTS In Schools…
Neurofeedback at Schools: Exercise for the Brain
What is Neurofeedback? Neurofeedback is a type of treatment that provides the person with specific information about their own brain activity. When information about brainwave patterns is provided, the person…
Settling In
Register Your Expression of Interest in Settling In Facilitator Training
Settling In Facilitator Training is run on a quarterly basis online via Zoom (free for eligible participants located in Australia). If you would like to be the first to know…
Purchase The Settling In Kit
Settling In is a group program for newly arrived refugee and migrant students which aims to help students adjust to life in Australia. Although it is most often used with…
Launch of Revised Settling In Kit
The STARTTS School Liaison Team are thrilled to announce that the third edition of the Settling In Kit is now available for purchase here! If you missed the online launch,…
Youth Programs
Youth Start
Youth Start is an initiative led by the youth, for the youth. Youth Start provides programs developed by the STARTTS Youth Team, as well as a platform to form friendships…
South Sudanese Youth Ambassadors Program
The South Sudanese Youth Ambassadors (SSYA) program has been running since 2017 as part of the Mental Health Literacy & Suicide Prevention Project that focuses on improving the wellbeing of…
STARTTS Capoeira Program
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art that arose out of the struggle of the Afro-Brazilian population of Brazil, many of whom were brought to Brazil to work as slaves in the…
Sporting Linx program
Sporting Linx is an 8 week program run in high schools that uses sport to promote social connection, empowerment and leadership among refugee youth. STARTTS works closely with individual schools…
STARTTS Youth Camps
The STARTTS Youth program aims at bringing young people of refugee background together to learn how to communicate, play, live and learn together in order to foster long-lasting relationships built…
