The Roo Crew's Race Against the Storm — Book 1

🦘 R.O.O. Wellbeing Program — Years K–3

Australia's first character-led wellbeing curriculum.

Most SEL programs teach children to name their feelings.
The R.O.O. Wellbeing Program teaches them what to do next.

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What makes it different

Not another SEL program.

The R.O.O. Wellbeing Program was designed from the ground up around the one thing we know actually works with young children — story and character, not abstract frameworks.

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Characters, not concepts

Every other program gives students a framework. The R.O.O. program gives them Tradie Roo, Fitz the Cockatoo, Wally the Wombat — characters they fall in love with and return to across 14 books and 8 modules. Learning sticks because children want to revisit it.

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Predictive decision-making

Most SEL programs teach children to label feelings. The R.O.O. framework goes further — through "Pause Power", students learn to forecast consequences before they act. That's the skill that changes behaviour on the playground, not just in the lesson.

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Genuinely Australian

14 (mostly) native Australian animal characters working as a construction team — embodying values Australian schools want to teach: hard work, mateship, resilience, and having a go. Built here, for children growing up here.

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Extends beyond the classroom

Every module includes a Home Dispatch — bringing the R.O.O. framework into the family. When children hear the same language at school and at home, the learning compounds. Most programs stop at the classroom door.

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Values and culture baked in

Courage, integrity, teamwork, respect — the Tradie Roo Toolbox of Traits runs through every module and every story. These aren't add-ons. They're the foundation the characters are built on.

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A system, not a one-off

8 modules. 14 books. Songs, guided reflections, student activities, and a teacher overview. Each module builds on the last. Each character reappears. The program deepens as children grow through K–3.

The framework

The R.O.O. Method

Three steps. Every module. Every story. Simple enough for Kindergarten. Rigorous enough for Year 3.

Relate

Students connect the story to the character's feelings and experiences — then to their own. The narrative does the heavy lifting.

Own It

Students reflect on a time they faced a similar Choice Moment — and what happened. Guided by the teacher, supported by the story.

Overcome It

Students practise Pause Power: "If I do this… then what might happen?" Predictive thinking, practised in a safe context.

Free Module 1 sample

A genuine sample of
what Module 1 delivers.

The free sample gives you a taste of the Module 1 content — enough to see the quality, the framework, and how it lands with your students.

Program introduction How the R.O.O. framework works and what it delivers across K–3

Teacher's overview Step-by-step guide for delivering all six Module 1 activities

Sample lesson activities From warm-up through to Pause Power practice and guided narrative

Tradie Roo's Toolbox of Traits The values framework woven through every module and every story

Home Dispatch Parent communication piece — extends learning beyond the classroom

The Roo Crew song "What Would Tradie Roo Do?" — reinforces the R.O.O. framework

The team behind the program

Built on what works
in the clinic and the classroom.

The R.O.O. Wellbeing Program was developed by a team bringing together clinical expertise, classroom experience, and over 50 years of combined practice.

Clinical Co-Developer

Dr Philip Tam FRANZCP

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Certificate in Child Psychotherapy
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Dr Tam brings decades of clinical experience working with children and families in the areas of anxiety, emotional regulation, and behavioural development. The R.O.O. Wellbeing Program was co-developed with his clinical expertise at its foundation — ensuring the framework reflects how children actually develop emotional and decision-making skills, not simply how we wish they did.

Founder & Creator

Lynne Jackson MMHSc

Master of Mental Health Science (Child Psychotherapy)
Monash University

Lynne Jackson spent over a decade working with children and families in the mental health field — including remote communities across the Kimberley and Northern Territory. She created the Roo Crew and the R.O.O. Wellbeing Program to give every Australian child access to the social and emotional tools that change life trajectories — told through characters they love.

Education Co-Developer

James Headlam MA, BEd

Educator & PhD Candidate
Curriculum & Content Development

James brings frontline classroom expertise and rigorous academic grounding to every module. As a practising educator and PhD candidate, he ensures the R.O.O. program is genuinely teacher-ready — designed around how children learn in real classrooms, not ideal ones. His work bridges clinical insight and everyday classroom delivery.

Special Launch Pricing

Try Module 1 with one class.

$295

per class — one-off pilot price

Includes: Hardback storybook Race Against the Storm · Module 1 resource pack · Student sticker sheets · Home Dispatch

No lock-in. No obligation beyond Module 1.
Upgrade to the full 8-module program within 12 months and your $295 is fully deductible against the cost.

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