Glen Gerreyn is a motivational speaker and guest speaker for high schools across Adelaide, and the South Australian list runs 40 schools deep, from Trinity College in Gawler to Whyalla High School on the Eyre Peninsula.
Take the Year 10 basketballer at Trinity College who wrote in on the evening of Glen’s seminar: “I took the advice you gave today. I went to training this evening, and asked my coach what are two things I can really work on instead of just going through the motions … I also set time limits on all social media, unfollowed toxic people … Straight after school I went and bought a vision board.”
A Year 11 student at University Senior College wrote in the same way: “I had to ask myself a hard question today: ‘why not you?’ … From you I have also realised the importance of a series of wins … and today, I had two wins.”
A Year 12 student at St Michael’s College wrote in after their seminar: “I took your advice and aimed to win today. I went to the gym for the first time in 2 weeks … I was expecting growth but wasn’t willing to be uncomfortable.”
That is the standard we work to: students who leave the room and do something before the day is out.
That bar was set again when Day of Hope ran with the Year 12 cohort of St Michael’s College, Adelaide. 14 of them wrote in over the days that followed, and every piece is printed in their own words. Read the St Michael’s College case study.
Glen has spent more than 25 years doing this in 750 schools across Australia, and 40 of them are in South Australia: metropolitan Adelaide, the Barossa, the Clare Valley, Whyalla, and Port Pirie. We book Adelaide trips in blocks, so one confirmed date often means 2 or 3 SA schools share the same week.
Plenty of SA schools first find Glen searching for a youth motivational speaker. He answers to the title, and the emails above show what students do with it afterwards.
What Our Adelaide Student Wellbeing Seminars Bring Into the Room
Hope is a skill. We name it, we teach it, and we give students the tools to practise it: grit, optimism, courage, and resilience. Our seminars are built for Years 7 to 12 and they’re delivered in person, because a screen can’t hold a room of teenagers the way a person in front of them can.
Every seminar is research-based and aligned with the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework, and built to fit the wellbeing program you already run. We don’t replace your work. We give your students and your staff a shared language to keep using long after we’ve packed up and flown home.
Adelaide Student Wellbeing Seminars You Can Book
Day of Hope. A cognitive reset for a full year level. Students leave with a plan on paper, not just a feeling.
Hope Express. A 70-minute seminar that shifts how students see their future. Built for Years 7 to 12.
Men of Honour. A character seminar for teenage boys, on what it means to grow into a man worth respecting. Also runs as our consent education for schools incursion.
Schools Across Adelaide and South Australia We’ve Worked With
Trinity College, Immanuel College, St Michael’s College, Sacred Heart College, Scotch College, Pembroke School, Pulteney Grammar School, Westminster School, Rostrevor College, Loreto College, Mercedes College, Saint Ignatius College, University Senior College, Golden Grove High School
See the full list of South Australian schools we’ve worked with.
If your school is anywhere across metropolitan Adelaide, from Golden Grove down to Woodcroft, or in regional South Australia, we can be there in person.
Book a free 15-minute consult. Tell us about your students and your biggest challenge this term, and we’ll tell you which seminar fits and exactly what the day looks like.
Questions schools ask
What are Adelaide’s student wellbeing seminars?
The HopeFULL Institute runs in-person student wellbeing seminars for Adelaide and South Australian schools, including Day of Hope, Hope Express and Men of Honour. Glen Gerreyn has delivered these programs in 750 schools over 25 years, with 40 South Australian schools on the list from metro Adelaide to Whyalla. Seminars start from $2,450, plus travel.
Do you run seminars for Adelaide schools?
Yes. Glen presents in person at Adelaide schools. Every seminar is live and in the room; we don’t do virtual sessions.
What does travel add to the cost for a Adelaide school?
The seminar fee starts from $2,450. Travel is quoted separately for schools outside South East Queensland; for Adelaide that’s typically flights, and accommodation for an early start.
Which seminars can Adelaide schools book?
Day of Hope for a cohort or whole school, Men of Honour for your young men, and Hope Express, a 70-minute seminar for Years 9 to 12. Many schools add a parent evening on the same visit.
How far ahead should we book?
Most schools book a term ahead, and popular weeks go first: the start of term and the lead-up to exams. We take bookings up to 2 years in advance, and nearby schools sometimes share a visit and split the travel.