The Confidence Through Competence Program
The Confidence Through Competence Program is a multifaceted initiative designed by a rural, out-of-the-box-thinking educator with a passion for fostering confidence through skill development. The program is tailored for participants from Prep through Year 12, offering a unique blend of life skills, personal growth, and community engagement.
Utilising the expansive space of the farm, as well as off-site locations, this program aims to re-engage participants with "life," helping them develop essential life skills, increase social and community participation, and build self-confidence, self-awareness, and emotional regulation. A key focus is on fostering respectful relationships and promoting independence.
In addition to personal development, the program emphasises the importance of becoming a more self-sufficient community. We continuously explore the impacts of biodiversity and work to create a balanced, healthy, and thriving environment. For many, being outdoors in the peaceful surroundings of the farm offers a rare opportunity to experience and understand the calming effects of nature, which is especially valuable for those who may struggle to find calm in their everyday lives. This environment creates the best conditions for achieving personal growth and positive program outcomes.
Program Areas of Focus:
The Confidence Through Competence Program is a multifaceted initiative designed by a rural, out-of-the-box-thinking educator with a passion for fostering confidence through skill development. The program is tailored for participants from Prep through Year 12, offering a unique blend of life skills, personal growth, and community engagement.
Utilising the expansive space of the farm, as well as off-site locations, this program aims to re-engage participants with "life," helping them develop essential life skills, increase social and community participation, and build self-confidence, self-awareness, and emotional regulation. A key focus is on fostering respectful relationships and promoting independence.
In addition to personal development, the program emphasises the importance of becoming a more self-sufficient community. We continuously explore the impacts of biodiversity and work to create a balanced, healthy, and thriving environment. For many, being outdoors in the peaceful surroundings of the farm offers a rare opportunity to experience and understand the calming effects of nature, which is especially valuable for those who may struggle to find calm in their everyday lives. This environment creates the best conditions for achieving personal growth and positive program outcomes.
Program Areas of Focus:
- "Growing Skills"
- "Seed, Sow, Sprout, Grow"
- "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
The Confidence Through Competence Program
The Confidence Through Competence Program provides participants with the opportunity to build essential skills in a safe, private environment. Designed to support individuals through various life transitions, this program is particularly beneficial for those looking to develop practical skills at different stages of life.
These programs are popular among NDIS participants, families, small school groups, job-ready individuals, and anyone seeking to build connections, improve communication, develop team-building skills, foster friendships, and gain confidence—outside the traditional classroom or workplace setting.
Additionally, the programs are especially valuable for individuals who need to understand and manage their energy, offering new ways to self-regulate and communicate effectively outside of a therapist's room. By providing this real-world context, participants learn to navigate challenges in a supportive, hands-on environment.
The Confidence Through Competence Program provides participants with the opportunity to build essential skills in a safe, private environment. Designed to support individuals through various life transitions, this program is particularly beneficial for those looking to develop practical skills at different stages of life.
These programs are popular among NDIS participants, families, small school groups, job-ready individuals, and anyone seeking to build connections, improve communication, develop team-building skills, foster friendships, and gain confidence—outside the traditional classroom or workplace setting.
Additionally, the programs are especially valuable for individuals who need to understand and manage their energy, offering new ways to self-regulate and communicate effectively outside of a therapist's room. By providing this real-world context, participants learn to navigate challenges in a supportive, hands-on environment.
Area of focus- "GROWING SKILLS"
The program is designed to mentor participants, fostering trust in themselves and others, while developing a wide range of hands-on, everyday life skills that promote independence. It emphasises the cognitive, physical, and emotional benefits of building confidence through practical life skills.
Participants will develop an increased awareness of body language and energy projection, learning emotional regulation and communication skills in a fun, safe environment. This is achieved through a variety of scenarios, tasks, and projects. The program offers a taste of the diverse experiences and activities we offer at 4Mile Farm, both on-site and off-site.
The program is designed to mentor participants, fostering trust in themselves and others, while developing a wide range of hands-on, everyday life skills that promote independence. It emphasises the cognitive, physical, and emotional benefits of building confidence through practical life skills.
Participants will develop an increased awareness of body language and energy projection, learning emotional regulation and communication skills in a fun, safe environment. This is achieved through a variety of scenarios, tasks, and projects. The program offers a taste of the diverse experiences and activities we offer at 4Mile Farm, both on-site and off-site.
Area of focus- "SEED SOW SPROUT GROW"
The program utilises the farms community garden to create a hands-on, engaging experience. It is designed to reconnect parents and carers with their children or participants through wholesome, quality outdoor activities. Participants are encouraged to explore, create, build, paint, dig, grow, and form new friendships with like-minded individuals who are eager to embrace more "dirt time" and less screen time.
By tapping into each participant's unique interests, creativity, skills, and knowledge, the program fosters collaboration to develop exciting, enriching projects for the community garden. Participants will bring their ideas to life by creating, building, and transforming dirt into growth. Along the way, they will also cultivate new friendships in a relaxed, private environment.
As the program progresses, knowledge and skills are shared among the groups, enriching the experience for everyone. The garden itself, along with the friendships and connections formed, will continue to evolve and grow. With each project and task, participants will develop a deeper sense of community, place, pride, and ownership.
In 2025, we are excited to launch Full Moon at the Farm events, where different community groups will be invited to the garden each full moon. (Community groups may also inquire about attending.)
The program utilises the farms community garden to create a hands-on, engaging experience. It is designed to reconnect parents and carers with their children or participants through wholesome, quality outdoor activities. Participants are encouraged to explore, create, build, paint, dig, grow, and form new friendships with like-minded individuals who are eager to embrace more "dirt time" and less screen time.
By tapping into each participant's unique interests, creativity, skills, and knowledge, the program fosters collaboration to develop exciting, enriching projects for the community garden. Participants will bring their ideas to life by creating, building, and transforming dirt into growth. Along the way, they will also cultivate new friendships in a relaxed, private environment.
As the program progresses, knowledge and skills are shared among the groups, enriching the experience for everyone. The garden itself, along with the friendships and connections formed, will continue to evolve and grow. With each project and task, participants will develop a deeper sense of community, place, pride, and ownership.
In 2025, we are excited to launch Full Moon at the Farm events, where different community groups will be invited to the garden each full moon. (Community groups may also inquire about attending.)
Area of focus- "Reduce Reuse Recycle"
This program focuses on teaching participants how to keep waste out of landfills by reusing, recycling, and transforming trash into treasure. We also emphasise building community connections, collaborating with organisations like Reviva Ibis and The Tinkerage in Rockhampton and Gracemere to source materials for new projects.
In this program, participants identify a need, plan their project, source materials, and, most importantly, reuse and recycle to create something new.
The program helps develop essential skills for community, social, and recreational participation. It is particularly popular with school groups, NDIS participants, and anyone interested in contributing to the ongoing projects at the centre.
This program focuses on teaching participants how to keep waste out of landfills by reusing, recycling, and transforming trash into treasure. We also emphasise building community connections, collaborating with organisations like Reviva Ibis and The Tinkerage in Rockhampton and Gracemere to source materials for new projects.
In this program, participants identify a need, plan their project, source materials, and, most importantly, reuse and recycle to create something new.
The program helps develop essential skills for community, social, and recreational participation. It is particularly popular with school groups, NDIS participants, and anyone interested in contributing to the ongoing projects at the centre.
Overall
Our goal is to provide participants with opportunities to experience the farm and explore a variety of skills and projects. Through these experiences, we hope they will discover something that sparks their interest, inspiring them to pursue it further in the future. As we like to say, "The sky is the limit."
We take great pride in offering this program and its diverse areas of focus, which help participants build valuable skills, create community connections, and develop the independence needed for everyday life. The program is designed to enhance life skills, increase social interactions, and boost confidence, preparing participants for both present and future endeavors.
To get started, please complete the Intake Form below as the first step toward booking at 4Mile Farm. Once completed, kindly email the form to [email protected].
If you are enquiring for an NDIS participant please read the NDIS tab
If you are enquiring for a private or child safety participant please email me at [email protected] for an intake form
Our goal is to provide participants with opportunities to experience the farm and explore a variety of skills and projects. Through these experiences, we hope they will discover something that sparks their interest, inspiring them to pursue it further in the future. As we like to say, "The sky is the limit."
We take great pride in offering this program and its diverse areas of focus, which help participants build valuable skills, create community connections, and develop the independence needed for everyday life. The program is designed to enhance life skills, increase social interactions, and boost confidence, preparing participants for both present and future endeavors.
To get started, please complete the Intake Form below as the first step toward booking at 4Mile Farm. Once completed, kindly email the form to [email protected].
If you are enquiring for an NDIS participant please read the NDIS tab
If you are enquiring for a private or child safety participant please email me at [email protected] for an intake form
