These awards are all about celebrating how schools and Further Education and Training (FET) centres are in a unique position to reach young people and have a powerful opportunity to support young people’s social, emotional, psychological and physical health.
Wellbeing and learning go hand in hand, and everyone in the school community has a role to play in supporting youth mental health and the wellbeing of all its members.
Making our mission possible
We understand that school staff are extremely busy and the work that you do in promoting wellbeing can be challenging, whether that’s through budget constraints, time pressures, or other supports needed. Mission Possible is about supporting you to take the great work you are already doing even further!
Through these awards, we want to see and showcase the great wellbeing supports and initiatives happening in your school and discover the amazing work around mental health promotion that you hope to carry out in the school year.
How schools and learners can take part
The format of Mission Possible evolves each year, giving schools the opportunity to get involved in different ways.
Since 2017, schools have taken part in Mission Possible activities such as:
- Creating a Wellbeing Wall
- Designing a poster that promotes a positive mental health message
In other years, we have simply invited schools to share the initiatives and activities they are undertaking to support and promote positive mental health and wellbeing within their school communities
Supporting positive mental health through creativity
Schools and FET centres have taken part in Mission Possible by detailing their work around creating projects that include:
- student Self-Expression Days
- school sensory room
- information boards which showcase supports in the school community and beyond
- decorating school grounds with pretty kindness rocks
- school greenhouse
- Minding Minds mental health resource book
- You Fit Right In! school mural
- feelings charts
- Buddy Bench
- Strengths Tree.
Our most recent awards opened for applications in February 2026, with winners announced at an awards ceremony in April 2026. Meet the winners of our 2026 competition here.
Getting involved
Stay tuned to our website and social media for news of the next Mission Possible awards and how you can enter.
Feeling inspired? Visit our School Portal to see all the incredible mental health and wellbeing initiatives submitted by primary, secondary schools and FET centres across Ireland.
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