Mission Possible

The application process for Mission Possible 2021 will open in January 2021. Further updates will posted here during the academic year.

• How the awards work

  Your school can apply for the Mission Possible awards by logging into our School Portal and completing our online form.

  Judges will review all applications and our team will be in touch to let you know if you are shortlisted and to share details of how awarding will take place.

  This year, we’re introducing three new categories, showcasing:

  • the Best Standalone Project,
  • the Best Programme Activity
  • and the Most Creative Idea

  undertaken by schools to tackle stigma or share positive messages around mental health.

  Each category will have a primary and secondary school winner, with these schools each receiving a trophy and prize money of €600.

  Of course, every school taking part is a winner in our eyes! We’ll be celebrating every school who enters with a framed certificate at the awards ceremony.

• How to apply

  Applying for the Mission Possible awards is quick and easy!

  Teachers can log into our School Portal, where you can upload resources - such as posters, photos or videos - and information about your projects, programmes or ideas. You can also share details of remote learning or online activities you are promoting while schools are closed to prevent against coronavirus: just add a picture or screengrab of these during the upload process.

  We’ll then email you our online form, which you can quickly complete to finalise your entry.

Want to know what we’re looking for? Find out more about each of our award categories below.

• Best Standalone Project

  This award celebrates a once-off project that displays the great work your school has done to promote positive mental health. Examples  of these one-off projects include the introduction of a Buddy Bench in a school, where students can sit if they’re feeling worried or shy about talking to their classmates; the installation of a Wellness Wall to post positive mental health messages; or the establishment of a Student Wellbeing Committee. 

• Best Programme Activity

  This award celebrates innovative mental health programmes and initiatives which reach out to young people, teachers and the community and provide meaningful, lasting support. These programmes would involve a calendar of mental health events or activities, such as Wellness Walks or mindfulness classes.

• Most Creative Idea

  This award brings the wow factor! We’re looking for the most original, inventive, or fun ideas used to open conversations, reduce stigma or share positive messages around mental health. From Wellbeing Clubs to positive poster campaigns, and from creating online webinars to running a social media campaign for students, there’s no shortage to the ways your imagination can take you for this! Ideas can include short-term projects, long-term programmes, the innovative ways you helped your students to maintain positive mental health during school closures, and the kinds of activities that create big impact even with very small budgets.