Our Services
Higher Learning delivers structured youth development services that support confidence, communication, creativity, purpose, and life readiness. Our programs are designed for young people across schools, communities, councils, organisations, and families.
We provide group based programs and one on one mentoring that help young people develop practical skills, strengthen identity, and prepare for education, employment, and leadership.
Higher Learning is not counselling or therapy. We provide mentoring, skill development, and early intervention support with appropriate referral pathways where required.
Performing Arts Workshops
Our performing arts workshops engage young people through acting, movement, music, and performance. These sessions are designed to build confidence, creativity, teamwork, and self expression while helping students explore their talents in a supportive environment.
Workshops can be delivered as one off sessions, short programs, or term based offerings for schools and community groups.
Creative Expression and Voice Programs
Creative expression is a core pillar of Higher Learning. We use storytelling, writing, speaking, and performance as tools for identity, confidence, and communication development.
These programs are particularly effective for young people who struggle to express themselves through traditional learning methods and provide a safe space for voice and growth.
Media Production Programs
Our media production programs introduce young people to filmmaking, photography, content creation, and digital storytelling. Students learn how to communicate ideas clearly, work collaboratively, and develop practical skills relevant to the modern digital world.
Programs can include project based learning, short form media creation, and storytelling for community or showcase purposes.
Business Skills and Entrepreneurship Training
Higher Learning offers business focused programs that introduce young people to entrepreneurship, leadership, and practical decision making.
Students learn foundational business skills including idea development, teamwork, communication, responsibility, and understanding how businesses operate. These programs are designed to build confidence, initiative, and future readiness rather than formal business accreditation.
Mentorship and Coaching
We provide structured one on one mentoring and coaching for young people who benefit from focused guidance and accountability from a trusted adult.
Mentoring may focus on confidence, communication, life skills, school engagement, employment readiness, leadership development, or personal growth. All mentoring is delivered with consent, clear boundaries, and documented goals.
Mentoring programs are available as short term programs of 6 to 10 weeks or ongoing support arrangements through families, schools, or organisations.
Employment and Work Readiness Mentoring
Our employment mentoring supports young people preparing for their first job or transitioning from school into work or training.
Programs focus on workplace confidence, communication, expectations, reliability, and personal presentation. This service is ideal for young people who lack confidence in employment settings or need support maintaining work once employed.
Delivered through one on one mentoring or small group programs.
Life Skills and Personal Development Programs
These programs focus on the foundational skills young people need to navigate life confidently.
Areas of focus include communication, emotional awareness (non clinical), decision making, accountability, discipline, resilience, and routine building. Programs are delivered through mentoring sessions or structured group workshops.
School Engagement and Re Engagement Support
Higher Learning works alongside schools and families to support students who are disengaging from learning or struggling with motivation and purpose.
Support focuses on mentoring, confidence building, communication skills, and identity development. Programs are delivered in partnership with schools and community organisations.
Youth Leadership Development
Our leadership programs support young people stepping into leadership roles within schools, communities, and peer groups.
Programs focus on communication, responsibility, positive influence, decision making, and community contribution. Suitable for schools, councils, churches, and youth organisations.
Creative Arts Retreats
Our creative arts retreats offer immersive experiences that encourage creativity, collaboration, and personal growth.
Retreats provide young people with the opportunity to step away from everyday environments, explore new ideas, strengthen relationships, and build confidence through shared creative experiences.
Community Engagement Projects
Higher Learning delivers community based projects that encourage young people to contribute positively to their communities.
These projects promote leadership, social responsibility, teamwork, and storytelling while empowering young people to use their voices for positive impact.
Projects may include performances, media creation, workshops, or collaborative community initiatives.
Delivery Options
Services are delivered through:
One on one mentoring
Small group programs
School based programs
Community and council programs
Short term intensives
Term based programs
All services are delivered using child safe practices, clear boundaries, documented consent, and referral pathways.
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Higher Learning provides youth mentoring and development services. We do not offer counselling, therapy, or clinical mental health services. Where additional support is required, appropriate referrals are made in collaboration with families and partner organisations.
Youth Development and Mentoring Services
Higher Learning delivers structured youth development services focused on confidence, communication, purpose, and life readiness. Our work supports young people to find their voice, strengthen their identity, and build practical skills for life, education, and employment.
We operate across schools, communities, councils, organisations, and families, offering both group based programs and one on one mentoring.
Higher Learning is not counselling or therapy.
We provide mentoring, skill development, and early intervention support with clear referral pathways when additional services are required.
Core Service Areas
1. One on One Youth Mentoring
Our one on one mentoring supports young people who need focused guidance, consistency, and accountability from a trusted adult.
Focus areas include:
Confidence and self belief
Communication and self expression
Discipline, routine, and responsibility
Identity, purpose, and direction
School engagement and motivation
Life skills development
Mentoring plans are structured, goal focused, and delivered with parental or organisational consent.
Available as short term mentoring of 6 to 10 weeks, ongoing support programs, school referred mentoring, and parent funded mentoring.
2. Employment and Work Readiness Mentoring
Higher Learning provides employment focused mentoring to help young people prepare for work, stay employed, and build confidence in professional environments.
Areas covered include:
Workplace behaviour and expectations
Communication and interview confidence
Personal presentation and professionalism
Time management and reliability
Strengths discovery and goal setting
Transition from school to work or training
This service is ideal for young people entering their first job, returning to work, or lacking confidence in employment settings.
Delivered as one on one employment mentoring, small group work readiness programs, and school to work transition support.
3. Life Skills and Personal Development Programs
Our life skills programs build the foundations every young person needs to function confidently in life.
Program outcomes include:
Emotional awareness and regulation (non clinical)
Decision making and accountability
Resilience and confidence
Communication and self expression
Positive routines and discipline
Programs can be delivered as weekly mentoring sessions, small group workshops, and school or community based programs.
4. Creative Expression and Voice Programs
Creative expression is a core pillar of Higher Learning. We use storytelling, writing, speaking, and performance as tools for growth, identity, and confidence.
Services include:
Creative writing mentoring
Public speaking coaching
Storytelling and expression workshops
Performance based development programs
Youth showcases and presentations
These programs are particularly effective for young people who struggle to express themselves through traditional methods.
5. School Engagement and Re Engagement Support
Higher Learning supports students who are disengaging from school or struggling to find purpose within the education system.
Support areas include:
Attendance and motivation
Confidence in communication
Behaviour support through mentoring
Identity and purpose development
Transition support from primary to high school
Delivered in partnership with schools, community organisations, and families.
6. Youth Leadership Development
We work with young people ready to step into leadership roles within their schools, communities, and peer groups.
Leadership programs focus on:
Communication and presence
Responsibility and accountability
Positive influence and role modelling
Confidence and decision making
Community contribution
Available for schools, councils, churches, and youth organisations.
7. Early Intervention and Wellbeing Support (Non Clinical)
Higher Learning delivers early intervention youth support focused on strengthening protective factors and reducing risk through connection, purpose, and voice.
Focus areas include:
Identity and belonging
Building trusted adult relationships
Emotional awareness (non clinical)
Early warning awareness and escalation
Referral and support pathways
Higher Learning does not provide clinical mental health services. Where required, we work alongside families and partner services to ensure appropriate referrals are made.
Delivery Options
Services are delivered through one on one mentoring, small group programs, school based programs, community and council programs, short term intensives, and term based programs.
All services are delivered with child safe practices, clear boundaries, documentation and consent, and referral pathways.