Founding Schools
Program 2026
What’s Going On?
We’re on the lookout for 5 Founding Schools to implement our 7-week STEM + Social Responsibility Program ‘The Chocolate Story’ into their curriculum in Semester 1, 2026.
If you want to activate meaningful social and environmental learning across your school next year, this one’s for you.
We bring impact-focussed and engaging lessons to your students through authentic-scenario and hands-on learning.
Benefit from an unprecedented program discount, full access to our program materials and dedicated 1-2-1 support.
What is it & who’s it for?
The Chocolate Story is a fully-comprehensive, cross-curricular educational school program
Curriculum covered: new world exploration, science of bean to bar process, sustainable practices, social responsibility, fair supply chains, organic nutrition & soil health
Designed for Grades 5-8
Founding School offer valid for 1 class only
7 weeks of classroom-ready STEM lessons
Includes hands-on chocolate-based experiments
Materials delivered directly to your school
Application closing date: 10 Nov 2025
What’s inside
the program?
Lesson Plans & Teacher Guide
7 x lesson plans spanning all 5 Chapters of ‘The Chocolate Story’
Program Overview and Teacher Guide
Teacher Introductory Video
Lesson Slides & Worksheet Activities
7 x lesson slides
Worksheet activities
Program introductory video
5 x Chapters
Once Upon a Bean
Bean to Bar
Is it Fair?
Chocolate-Tasting Masterclass
Lollipop-Making Masterclass
Masterclass Materials and Ingredients
(28 Students)
Ethically-sourced chocolate
Variety of wholefood, high-nutritent lollipop toppings
Lollipop-Making Kits
Chocolate-Tasting Kits & guided-workshop booklet
Sound sweet? Then, let’s get to the point. Why does this matter?
We’re at a point in history where, we’re being told that what we teach our children today, will go on to define the future of our planet and our race.
We know that, what we’ve been getting up to over the last century has caused a lot of damage, to entire ecosystems and communities across the world. As teachers, we go to school every day and stand in front of the decision-makers of tomorrow. The politicians, the business owners, the influencers and the change-makers are all the children sitting in our classrooms. Here’s the thing, they’re waiting for us to teach them what they need in order to write the next chapter of planet earth.
Strong & Heard exists to teach children how to care for our people and our planet - to empower them to act and to model what social justice and environmental responsibility looks like. We make space for empathy and creativity, critical thinking and entrepreneurship.
Our mission is to bring together some of life’s most important lessons and lift our young people up to take care of the soil that sustains them and raise the voices of vulnerable communities around the world that farm our land and grow our food.
We can’t wait to turn the pages of The Chocolate Story with you and learn together how we can make sure our people and our planet are strong and heard for generations to come.
Lydia
Strong & Heard Founder
Founding Schools Cohort Details:
Program start: 21 January 2026
Materials delivered: 5 January 2026
Founding price: $590 (Approx. $25 per student)
Limited to 5 schools (Australia only)
Includes dedicated 1-2-1 support chat
Application closing date: 10 Nov 2025