Our Programmes
Four interconnected programmes forming every layer of the school community — because it takes a village
Transformative Learning Journeys
Our four programmes work together to support the whole village — students, educators, school leaders, and families — because lasting formation requires every layer of the community.
I RISE
"Before you can lead a nation, a community, raise a family, or serve a neighbour well — you must first be well within."
I RISE is ALEN's flagship student formation programme. Through weekly sessions, peer groups, and a year-end celebration, students build the inner foundations they need — not just to pass exams, but to grow into people of character, purpose, and resilience.
- ✨ Identity — discovering who you are and whose you are
- 💡 Resilience — building emotional strength to navigate life's challenges
- 🎯 Integrity — developing moral clarity and aligned living
- 🤝 Service — learning to lead by serving others
- 🌟 Excellence — pursuing quality in character, work, and relationships
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EQUIP
"You cannot pour from an empty vessel."
EQUIP recognises a simple truth: you cannot form young people if you are not yourself being formed. EQUIP gives teachers personal development, emotional resilience tools, and formation skills so they can show up fully for their students — and for themselves.
- ❤️ Emotional resilience and self-care practices
- 🧠 Trauma awareness and responsive pedagogy
- 📋 Facilitation skills for character formation
- 📊 Wellbeing literacy and mental health first aid
- 🔥 Building a formation culture in the classroom
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LEAD
"Culture is not what a school says it values. It is what it tolerates, rewards, and models every day."
Formation lives or dies with school leadership. LEAD supports headteachers and senior leaders through peer cohort sessions, leadership retreats, and personal coaching — equipping them to build the vision, values, and institutional culture that makes formation possible across their entire school community.
- 🏫 Values-driven vision and strategic direction
- 📈 Leadership identity and personal formation
- 👥 Building and sustaining a formation school culture
- 🤝 Peer coaching and leader support networks
- 🌱 Strategic planning for whole-school change
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ROOTS
"The first classroom is the home. The first teacher is the parent."
Formation doesn't end at the school gate. ROOTS brings families into the ALEN journey — equipping parents and guardians with the understanding, tools, and community connection they need to continue what school begins at home.
- ❤️ Understanding your child's developmental journey
- 📖 Navigating adolescence together as a family
- 🧘 Building emotional resilience and open communication at home
- 🏠 Creating rhythms and routines that support formation
- 🌍 Strengthening community ties and school-family partnership