As part of our Interreg AT–HU project BOUNCE BACK, practice-oriented resilience workshops were conducted during the winter semester 2025/26 to strengthen key life skills of children and young people in their everyday school environment. Innovative and inclusive workshops took place in 28 pilot classes at primary and lower secondary schools in Vienna, where students received age-appropriate input and practical tools to recognize and actively develop their own resilience. From the very beginning, children were invited to consciously focus on positive aspects of their lives through the so-called “Good Things Circle.”
Using a variety of methods such as role-playing, positioning exercises, and group activities, the workshops supported the development of children’s and adolescents’ awareness and perception. The content focused on the core pillars of resilience: acceptance, solution-oriented thinking, supportive relationships, a positive approach to mistakes, seeing the good, and recognizing and expressing emotions.
Empowered and with new perspectives, the students return to their everyday school life. We will continue the project in the summer semester with creative workshops to further strengthen children’s resilience in a sustainable way.