Seven Summmits

Seven Summits is a team of Educators, Filmmakers and Curriculum Ceators, who are committed to equipping and inspiring young people with the tools to live life well. We communicate to engage both the heart and the mind, to affect whole of life transformation.

A key focus of Seven Summits is fostering purpose in the life of students. Numerous studies have shown a clear link between purpose in life and mental wellbeing. We aim to assist young people to develop understanding of their purpose in life that will enable them to live with greater resilience and mental wellbeing. In doing so we hope to reduce the disturbingly high incidence of youth depression in Australia, which was sitting at around 14% of people aged 15-24 in 2020-2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

We’re aware that young people live at a time of significant global insecurity, and that they face increasingly complex issues in their personal lives. It is no wonder that as many as 19% of those aged 15-24 experience anxiety (ABS, 2020-21). Seven Summits desires to counter the negative messages that young people are receiving with words and images that build confidence and speak to the intrinsic value of every person. In addition, we provide training and tools that enable young people to not just thrive in their own lives, but to also use their influence to change the lives of those around them. Our desire is to enable them to see how they can become agents of cultural transformation wherever they are; where the culture shifts towards greater health, purpose, peace, service and gratefulness.

Our educational work encompasses a range of media, utilising film and curricula that meet young people where they are at in life and touching on themes that matter most to them. We ensure that the content is relevant to the issues they are facing by listening carefully and responding with compassion and empathy.

We believe passionately in the capacity of young people to make a difference to our world, knowing that sometimes all they need is to have someone alongside them, who believes in them. From this place of connection and understanding, a young person can find the courage to speak up and step up.

Our desire is to see a whole generation of young people addressing the challenges of the day with courage, creativity and compassion, bringing reform to all of life.