FAQ | Burn Bright NZ Leadership & Wellbeing Programmes

How much does a programme cost?

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Every programme is shaped around your students, your year level and what you're trying to achieve, so the cost moves with the shape of the work. Tell us the year level, roughly how many students, and what you want them to walk away with, and we'll come back with a tailored proposal and a price.

How long does a programme run?

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Our recommended programmes are full-day experiences for your students. They are broken into three sessions throughout the day which are packed full of a variety of engaging activities. We also can deliver half-day programmes.

Some schools go further and book a multi-day programme across several year levels, which lets us build on the same ideas with different groups rather than treating each one as a one-off. The National Leadership Camp is different again: four days, residential, run in the July school holidays in Australia.

How many students can take part?

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Anywhere from ten student leaders to a full year level of 300 or more. We tailor both the programme and the number of facilitators to the size of the group, so a small leadership team gets a genuinely different day to a whole year group. It isn't the same content stretched to fit. Group size is one of the first things we'll ask you about, because it shapes how the day is built rather than whether we can run it.

How far in advance should we book?

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We work across every region in Aotearoa and the calendar fills quickly, so most schools book two to three terms ahead. That said, if something has come up and you need us sooner, ask anyway. We know how busy teachers and principals are and how fast a term can change shape, and we'll always try to make a late programme work.

What does a Burn Bright day actually look like?

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Not a lecture. Students move between whole-group activities, small-group work and individual reflection, with movement built into the day rather than bolted on. Teachers regularly tell us the students who normally sit at the back are the ones who get involved. The content is shaped around your goals, so a day for a Year 8 leadership team looks different to a day for Year 13s. What stays the same is the format: experiential, values-based, and built so the students do the thinking rather than watch someone else do it.

Who runs the programme?

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Some of the most experienced youth communicators in New Zealand will be delivering your programme. They are specially recruited for their passion and talent for youth development and facilitation skills. Our team is supported by our own in-house Head of Training and Development, so facilitators are trained and developed inside Burn Bright rather than picked up job to job. We also put young people in front of your students, because hearing it from someone closer to their own age changes how it lands.

Are your facilitators screened to work with children?

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Yes. Every Burn Bright facilitator holds a current clear police check and is trained in New Zealand youth work best practice. We're a Child Safe organisation, and we can supply documentation before the programme so your compliance is sorted well ahead of the day if needed.

Do your programmes actually change anything?

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We measure it rather than assert it. Our programmes are evaluated through an impact framework built with the University of Melbourne. In the most recent pilot, 95% of students reported stronger teamwork and communication, and 87% left more confident about reaching their goals. Since 2014 we've worked with more than 150,000 young people across more than 475 schools, in every Australian state and territory and in New Zealand.

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