Establishing consistent personal care routines. Students explore the importance of grooming, hygiene, and self-care for health and social confidence.

Navigating the world of currency and cost. Students practice tracking expenses, understanding needs versus wants, and planning a basic budget for personal items.

Mastering the art of safe kitchen navigation and simple meal assembly. Students learn to identify hazards and follow visual recipes to create basic snacks and meals.

A final session to celebrate the group's growth, review key skills, and look forward to maintaining healthy friendships outside the lunch bunch.

Provides practical tools for resolving disagreements, including compromise, apologies, and problem-solving 'win-win' scenarios.

Introduces the concept of conflict as a natural part of relationships and helps students identify common triggers and 'early warning signs' of a disagreement.

Explores empathy and kindness as the 'glue' of friendship, with activities centered on perspective-taking and supportive actions.

Focuses on healthy ways to express feelings, specifically using 'I' statements and active listening to communicate needs without blame.

Helps students identify basic and complex emotions in themselves and others, using visual aids and storytelling to build an emotional vocabulary.

Focuses on building the group's foundation by defining what friendship means and identifying the qualities of a good friend through icebreaker games and personal reflection.