One Goal, One Community: Moving beyond bullying and empowering for life

Wednesday, March 30 2011, saw the first international "One Goal, One Community: Moving beyond bullying and empowering for life" day.

In less than one year, our Bond University "One Goal, One Community" program has grown to include 25 schools on two continents. We now have "One Goal" partnerships with primary and secondary schools in six Australian states (including the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia) as well as two regions of the United States (Boston, Massachusetts and Tyler, Texas). To date, over 33,000 people have made commitments to engage in positive anti-bullying behaviours as a result of this program and that number will grow to 50,000+ by the end of this semester.

All students and staff were encouraged to stand together in support of this program by wearing their "One Goal" wristbands.

Our Partners

April 2010

• Varsity College, QLD, Australia (Our first partner school)

November 2010

Ten state schools in the southern gold coast region are a geographic "cluster" and this was their first major project working together:

• Palm Beach State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Elanora State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Palm Beach/Currumbin State High School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Elanora State High School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Tallebudgera State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Coolangatta State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Currumbin State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Currumbin Community Special School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Currumbin Valley State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• Ingleside State School, Gold Coast QLD, Australia
  
• St. Andrew's Lutheran College, Gold Coast QLD, Australia

 March / April 2011

• Cranbrook School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  St. Mary's Central School, Wellington, NSW, Australia
  
• St. Luke's Bundaberg, QLD, Australia
  
• Walford Anglican School, Hyde Park, SA, Australia 
  
• Buntine Primary School, Buntine, WA, Australia
  
• St. Michael's Collegiate School, Sandy Bay, Tas, Australia
  
• Slade Point State School Mackay, QLD, Australia
  
• Marist College, Canberra, ACT, Australia

In the US, we are currently working with the Chapel Hill Schools (primary, middle, and high school) in Tyler, Texas and our Boston partners through Bentley University have at least another 4 schools.
 

If you would like more information about this program, please contact Dr. Amy Kenworthy, Director of the Bond University LEAP Research Centre.