Schools

Handband has continued to provide high quality wristbands to schools for over ten years. Since 2004, schools have enthusiastically chosen us as a direct source for a variety of school and education-related purposes. We’ve had schools use wristbands for all of the following (and more): Fundraising Tools Awareness Initiatives Attention-Grabbing Accessories for School Events Participation/Motivation/Reward Tokens for Students Continue reading →

Did you know that March 18, 2016 is National Say No to Bullying Day? The sixth annual National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is a key component of Australia's national initiative to address and prevent violence and bullying. As an anti-bullying event within schools, the goal is to advocate against the passive complacency of people witnessing others being bullied. Everyone is encouraged to 'take a stand together' against all bullying and violence. The push is especially important to encourage people to say no to this issue within schools. Support of this event shows solidarity in helping Continue reading →

Handband is using their popular Say No to Bullying wristbands to lend support to the fifth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, slated for Friday March 20, 2015. This annual day provides a focus for all schools to say "Bullying. No Way!" and to strengthen their existing everyday messages that bullying and violence at school are not okay at any time. While some folks may attempt to paint it as ‘part of growing up’, it has become clear that bullying is both a dangerous and emotionally damaging practice. Including actions such as threatening behavior, physical or verbal attacks, spreading rumors, or deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity, it’s been shown to cause long lasting damage in addition to the distress experienced as it happens. Continue reading →

What if maths was fun? What if there were math learning games that kids enjoyed doing, that acted as a reward system and that was so good dozens of schools employed them? There is such a thing and it’s called Multibandz. The concept is quite simple – and it’s surprisingly cheap. Multibandz is a math learning game that builds your child’s skills. Each band has a times table – from 1 through 12 - and the child can refer to the band on their hand until they master that particular multiplication skill. As the Professional Learning Board says, “One way of developing a skill is to make it a stored routine in the students’ system. As a skill is practiced or rehearsed over days and weeks, the activity becomes easier and easier while naturally forcing the skill to a subconscious level where it becomes permanently stored for recall and habitual use at any time.” That’s the principal behind Multibandz; repetition, encouraged over days and weeks. Continue reading →

As you might expect, the answers are a diverse group of organisations and people. From companies using custom silicone wristbands as promotional giveaways (they have exceptional staying power) to public service organisations wanting to make a statement that lasts not only days, but can be carried on for months and sometimes years. The Eden Public School want to instil their school values in a lasting fashion for their new enrolees - Resilience, Respect, Responsibility. The bands stay on the kids hands and they show them off with a degree of pride to mum and dad when they get home. The Stawell Secondary College used customised tyvek wristbands to make sure they knew who was coming and going to a large event on school grounds. That’s a very simple example of how handy handbands can be. We stock a range of tyvek bands that will help you track visitors to your event, or promote a particular message for your charity function. Continue reading →