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