Student Programs

Balance to Bloom offers targeted student programs designed to build regulation, social confidence, executive functioning, and life skills. Delivered in small groups, these programs provide practical, strengths-based support that is engaging, developmentally appropriate, and responsive to student needs.

Each program includes clear goals, structured skill development, and strategies that can be carried over into the classroom and home environment to support lasting progress. Programs can be delivered during school hours or after-school.

Primary School Student Programs

Fine Motor Foundations

Delivered by paediatric occupational therapists in small group sessions at school, the program helps children build the foundational skills required for handwriting, tool use, and classroom participation.

Age Group:

Kindergarten – Year 2

Delivery:

Small group sessions (during school)

Session Duration:

30–60 minutes

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key skills required for early learning, including:

  • Hand strength and hand endurance

  • Hand grasp and control

  • Bilateral coordination (using both hands together)

  • Scissor skills and tool use

  • Core stability and posture for table tasks

  • Pre-writing shapes and visual motor integration

What Schools Receive

Schools and families receive practical information to support skill development beyond the sessions, including:

  • A screening summary of student skills

  • Home practice activities for families

  • Teacher strategies for classroom use

  • Classroom tools to support developing learners

  • Student outcome reports*

Regulation & Resilience

This occupational therapy program is designed to help students develop emotional regulation, resilience, and coping skills needed for learning and participation at school. The program supports students to better understand their body signals, emotions, and regulation strategies, while building flexible thinking and problem-solving skills.

Age Group:

Years 1 – 6

Delivery:

Small group (during or after school) or classroom-wide sessions

Session Duration:

30–60 minutes

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key skills that support regulation and wellbeing at school, including:

  • Identifying body signals and early signs of stress or overwhelm

  • Understanding what happens in the body and brain when emotions become big

  • Building calm-down toolkits and regulation strategies

  • Developing flexible thinking and problem-solving skills

  • Exploring fair vs unfair situations and managing frustration

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools to support students beyond the group sessions, including:

  • Regulation planning templates for classroom use

  • Classroom cue cards to support emotional regulation

  • A parent summary outlining key strategies and learning

  • An implementation guide to support ongoing classroom use

  • Student outcome reports*

Handwriting Support Lab

Designed to support students to develop the handwriting skills required for successful classroom participation, focusing on improved letter formation, spacing, writing fluency, and the physical skills needed for sustained writing tasks.

Age Group:

Years 2 – 6

Delivery:

Small group sessions (during or after school)

Session Duration:

45–60 minutes

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key handwriting skills required for classroom learning, including:

  • Letter formation and legibility

  • Spacing between letters and words

  • Writing stamina and endurance for longer tasks

  • Balancing writing speed with accuracy

  • Posture, positioning, and paper setup for efficient writing

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical information and strategies to support handwriting development in the classroom, including:

  • Writing sample comparison demonstrating progress (pre and post program)

  • Classroom strategy sheet for supporting handwriting tasks

  • Optional keyboarding plan for students requiring alternative writing supports

  • Student outcome reports*

Social Confidence Coach

This occupational therapy program is designed to support students to develop the social skills and confidence needed to participate successfully with peers at school. The program helps students understand friendships, social expectations, and problem-solving during everyday social situations such as classroom activities and playground interactions.

Age Group:

Years 2 – 6

Delivery:

Small group sessions (during or after school)

Session Duration:

45–60 minutes

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key social participation skills, including:

  • Understanding what makes a good friend

  • Turn-taking, sharing, and compromise

  • Recognising basic social cues and responses

  • Managing losing and feelings of unfairness

  • Problem-solving during playground and peer situations

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools and resources to support social skill development beyond the program, including:

  • Pre and post participation summary outlining student progress

  • Teacher strategy sheet with classroom support ideas

  • Parent summary handout with key strategies

  • Social scenario cards for ongoing use in classrooms or wellbeing programs

  • Student outcome reports*

Growing Bodies, Growing Minds

Support students to develop an understanding of body changes, personal care, and emotional development during puberty. The program provides clear, respectful, and age-appropriate education while supporting students to understand privacy, body awareness, consent, and building trusted support networks.

Age Group:

Years 4 – 6

Delivery:

Small group (during or after school) or classroom-wide sessions

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key skills and knowledge related to growing up, including:

  • Understanding body changes during puberty

  • Developing personal hygiene routines

  • Learning the difference between private and public behaviours

  • Recognising emotional changes and regulation strategies

  • Identifying safe adults and support networks

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools to support students beyond the sessions, including:

  • Emotional regulation tools to support wellbeing

  • Parent information booklet outlining program content

  • Staff guidance summary for supporting student questions and learning

  • Student outcome reports*

*Student outcome reports provided for in-school sessions and with parent-consent.

High School Student Programs

Writing and Study Skills

Support students to develop the skills needed for efficient written communication in secondary school. The program focuses on building writing endurance, planning and organising written work, and improving note-taking and keyboarding skills to support academic participation and assessment demands.

Age Group:

Years 7 – 9

Delivery:

Small group sessions delivered in-school as literacy support

or after-school tutoring style program

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key written expression and learning skills, including:

  • Note-taking and recording key information during lessons

  • Planning and organising written assignments

  • Using executive functioning skills to structure written work

  • Developing keyboarding efficiency for longer written tasks

  • Building writing stamina for tests and exams

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools and information to support students beyond the program, including:

  • Writing sample comparison demonstrating progress (pre and post program)

  • Classroom strategy sheet for supporting written tasks

  • Optional keyboarding plan for students requiring alternative writing supports

  • Student outcome reports*

Growing Bodies, Growing Minds

Support students to develop an understanding of body changes, personal wellbeing, and relationships during puberty. The program provides clear, respectful, and age-appropriate education while supporting students to understand consent, boundaries, online safety, and emotional regulation during adolescence.

Age Group:

Years 7 – 9

Delivery:

Small group sessions during wellbeing blocks

or parent-approved after-school groups

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key knowledge and skills related to adolescent development, including:

  • Understanding emotional regulation during puberty

  • Learning about consent, personal boundaries, and respectful relationships

  • Developing awareness of online safety and digital interactions

  • Recognising healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics

  • Building self-advocacy and confidence in seeking support

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools to support students beyond the sessions, including:

  • Emotional regulation tools to support wellbeing

  • Parent information booklet outlining program content

  • Staff guidance summary for supporting student questions and discussions

  • Student outcome reports*

Regulation & Resilience Builders

Support students to develop the emotional regulation and coping skills needed to manage stress, learning demands, and social pressures in secondary school. The program helps students understand their nervous system responses, recognise early signs of overwhelm, and develop practical strategies to support regulation, flexibility, and resilience.

Age Group:

Years 7 – 10

Delivery:

Small group sessions delivered during school wellbeing programs

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key skills that support wellbeing and participation at school, including:

  • Understanding stress, burnout, and nervous system responses

  • Recognising masking fatigue and signs of emotional overload

  • Developing cognitive flexibility and adaptive thinking

  • Managing perceived injustice and frustration in school environments

  • Building regulation strategies for exam stress and academic pressure

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools to support students beyond the sessions, including:

  • Regulation planning templates for classroom use

  • Classroom cue cards to support emotional regulation

  • Parent summary outlining key strategies and learning

  • Implementation guide to support ongoing classroom use

  • Student outcome reports*

Social Confidence Coach

Support students to develop the social awareness and communication skills needed to navigate peer relationships in secondary school. The program uses structured role play and real-life scenarios to help students understand social dynamics, manage conflict, and build confidence in responding to challenging peer situations.

Age Group:

Years 7 – 10

Delivery:

Small group sessions during school wellbeing blocks

or after-school groups

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key social participation and relationship skills, including:

  • Understanding social hierarchies and group dynamics

  • Managing teasing, sarcasm, and peer conflict

  • Responding to disagreements without escalation

  • Setting personal boundaries and communicating needs

  • Identifying healthy and unsafe friendships

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools and resources to support students beyond the program, including:

  • Pre and post participation summary outlining student progress

  • Teacher strategy sheet with classroom support ideas

  • Parent summary handout with key strategies

  • Social scenario cards for ongoing use in classrooms or wellbeing programs

  • Student outcome reports*

Breakfast Club Life Skills Program

Support students to develop independence, regulation, and practical life skills needed for adolescence and adulthood. This program co-occurs with breakfast club, utilising the time to support students to manage group dynamics, develop social, regulation and everyday life skills.

Age Group:

Years 7 – 12

Delivery:

Small group sessions before school as part of a Breakfast Club program

Skill Areas Targeted

The program focuses on developing key life and social skills, including:

  • Social communication and respectful peer interaction

  • Emotional regulation and morning readiness for learning

  • Budgeting and basic money awareness for food preparation

  • Home-management skills such as meal preparation and kitchen organisation

  • Planning, responsibility, and shared task management

What Schools Receive

Schools receive practical tools to support student independence and wellbeing, including:

  • Life skills activity templates for continued Breakfast Club use

  • Teacher strategy sheet for supporting student independence

  • Parent summary outlining skills practiced during the program

  • Implementation guide for sustaining the Breakfast Club structure

  • Student outcome reports*

*Student outcome reports provided for in-school sessions and with parent-consent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a referral?

You do not require a referral for services at Balance to Bloom.

Dependent on your funding source, information from your GP may be required. Refer your child or family for our services here.

Does my child need a diagnosis?

No, at Balance to Bloom we work with children and families for several reasons. Whether your child is yet to be diagnosed, has a diagnosis, or just needs a helping hand, we are here for you.

What does our process look like?

Balance to Bloom was born out of the need to personalised, family-centred services. Our initial processes include information gathering, collaborative goal setting, and assessment followed by therapeutic intervention. For more information, we have put together a short document that outlines our process and costs attached.

What funding sources can I use?

Clients privately funding therapy may be able to partially fund up to 5 sessions through Medicare, in consultation with their GP, or through private health insurance. Balance to Bloom accepts clients through NDIS who are self- or plan-managed.

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