Our activities
Yawardani Jan-ga's Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program takes a strengths-based, person-centred approach for delivering enhanced social and emotional wellbeing support for Aboriginal young people.
The main delivery is their Youth Program, which is a tailored space that involves up to 10 sessions of 1 hour per week with re-referral available if required. It involves activities such as grooming, leading, haltering and specifically safe and structured time interacting with horses. Young people are guided through these different experiences with the horses, designed to increase mindfulness, self-awareness, confidence, regulation, and learning to respond rather than react. Every session is different, where staff teach young people about working with horses, yarn about learning and their life experiences, where participants become better equipped to handle other challenges in everyday life. They provide community and carer/parent feedback at critical points along the sessions with open invitation for family engagement at any time.
Yawardani Jan-ga offers 1:1, paired and group sessions and caters for schools, community groups and workplace professional development programs for multiple purposes such as leadership, youth empowerment, professional development, and community awareness through open days and demonstrations. Additionally, they train Aboriginal community members through their Aboriginal-specific EAL curriculum, creating meaningful career pathways in the wellbeing space.
All activities are designed to support Aboriginal young people in making and owning their decisions. And having their programs on Country provides a unique opportunity for participants to connect with Country, the horses, and themselves - strengthening self, increasing mindfulness and bringing about positivity.
