We deliver Sunshine Coast student wellbeing seminars in person, from Caloundra to Noosa. Glen Gerreyn is based in South East Queensland, so a Sunshine Coast booking is a drive up the Bruce, a straightforward date, and no waiting for a national tour to swing through.
Some of the longest-running proof of this work comes from the coast. A mum wrote in after her daughter finished Year 12 at Immanuel Lutheran College: “The vision board she emailed you after your talk was focused on soccer. In August this year she is off to Kansas on a football scholarship for four years of college. That board is still on her wall beside her bed.”
That’s the test of a school seminar. What’s still on the wall years later.
A Year 11 student at the same school named what makes the room different: “It wasn’t a comfortable, comforting session… instead it felt like a call to action, to wake up and be responsible for ourselves.”
Staff notice too. After a seminar at Kawana Waters State College, the Year 10 Coordinator had so many students asking about Glen’s book that they bought copies for the library, “for students to borrow and share”.
Glen has spent more than 25 years doing this in 750 schools across Australia. Plenty of schools first find him by searching for a motivational school speaker. The label fits, and the proof shows up afterwards in the goals students write and the letters they send.
What Our Sunshine Coast 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 driven home.
Sunshine Coast 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.
Sunshine Coast Schools We’ve Worked With
Immanuel Lutheran College, Sunshine Coast Grammar School, St Andrew’s Anglican College, Unity College Caloundra, Kawana Waters State College, St John’s College Nambour
See the full list of Queensland schools we’ve worked with.
If your school is anywhere from Caloundra to Noosa, or up the range in Nambour or Maleny, 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
Do you run seminars for Sunshine Coast schools?
Yes. Glen presents in person at Sunshine Coast schools. Every seminar is live and in the room; we don’t do virtual sessions.
What does travel add to the cost for a Sunshine Coast school?
None. The Sunshine Coast is in South East Queensland, our home base, so travel costs don’t apply. The seminar fee starts from $2,450 and that’s the number your quote is built on.
Which seminars can Sunshine Coast 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.