Case Studies

The receipts. The full story.

Four partner schools, opened up. The starting point, the year-long rollout, the principal-reported outcomes, and what they'd say to the next school weighing it up.

schools
4
Documented case studies
Australia + Thailand + Singapore
500+
Schools partnered
Beyond the case studies
25+
Countries delivered
Active programs today
Multi-year
Average partnership
Not a one-off
The matrix

Four schools, scanned at a glance.

Use the matrix to spot the school closest to yours. Then click through for the full twelve-month story.

SchoolContextPrograms adoptedHeadline resultRead
Shrewsbury International School Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
International school · Whole school · 3-day whole-community intensiveWhole-staff keynote + workshops · Student sessions · Parent community sessions1,700+ people reached in 3 daysRead
Clyde Creek Primary School
Victoria, Australia
Government primary · Years P–6 · Whole-school multi-year partnershipSchool of Play curriculum · Respectful Relationships · Student Agency + Next GenWhole-school curriculum adoptionRead
Mossgiel Park Primary School
Victoria, Australia
Government primary · Years P–6 · Whole-school multi-year partnershipSchool of Play curriculum · Respectful Relationships · Student Agency Leadership100% whole-school adoptionRead
Singapore American School
Singapore
International school · K–12 · Multi-year whole-school partnershipWhole-staff play PD · PEGG framework sessions · Facilitation skills workshops4 visits, never the same program twiceRead
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The full case-study reads.

Bangkok, Thailand

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok

Headline1,700+International school · Whole school

Three days. Four stakeholder groups. Workshops and keynotes for all staff, all students, parents and school leadership, a whole-community play event unlike anything we'd delivered before.

3
Days of sessions
4
Stakeholder groups
1,700+
People reached
100%
Custom designed

“Three days that changed how our whole community thinks about play.”

School Leadership, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok

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Victoria, Australia

Clyde Creek Primary School

HeadlineWhole-schoolGovernment primary · Years P–6

Six-plus rounds of staff PD. The full curriculum, Respectful Relationships embedded, Student Agency and Next Gen Leadership running side-by-side. Embedded culture, not a one-off program.

6+
Staff PD rounds
2
Leadership programs
Whole-school
Curriculum adoption
Multi-year
Partnership

“Play is now embedded culture, not a program we run on Fridays.”

Jodie Bray, Principal

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Victoria, Australia

Mossgiel Park Primary School

Headline100%Government primary · Years P–6

A school that no longer feels like the same school. Daily five-minute play rituals across every classroom, a student-led wellbeing voice, calmer playgrounds and 30+ hours of staff PD across the year.

100%
Whole-school adoption
30+
Staff PD hours
Daily
Five-minute rituals
Student-led
Wellbeing voice

“Calmer playgrounds, calmer classrooms. The shift in tone is visible.”

Lynn Ordish, Principal

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Singapore

Singapore American School

Headline4International school · United World College

Four visits across multiple years, a different bespoke program every time. UWC East Campus Singapore wanted PD that met the staff exactly where they were, connection, facilitation, embedding play as everyday habit.

4
Visits over the years
All staff
Reached every time
100%
Bespoke design
Ongoing
Multi-year partnership

“The frameworks translate. The energy is universal.”

Deputy Principal, Singapore American School

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The pattern

Four schools, four contexts. Same shape.

Across our deepest case studies, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, Clyde Creek primary, Mossgiel Park primary, Singapore American School, the same arc shows up: a willing leadership team, a well-designed pilot, ongoing PD that meets the community where it is, and energy that compounds visit after visit.

01
Willing leadership
A principal or deputy who says yes once and means it.
02
Whole-school pilot
Not a single-class trial. Curriculum across every classroom from term one.
03
Student cohort
A year-long student leadership group that runs play across the school.
04
Ongoing PD
Termly staff PD so new starters land into the culture, not outside it.

Your school next? A documented case study, twelve months from now.

If your leadership team is ready, we'll walk through what an annual partnership looks like, and the data we'd capture together.

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