We are currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers to bring the curriculum into classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year. 

If you are interested in getting involved please complete the volunteer application form below and our team will contact you.

Would you like to help us with Free To Be? 

Free to Be is a nonprofit media literacy and healthy body image program for youth in grades 4 to 9. It is taught in schools over the course of six, 1-hour sessions. We're creating a collective of volunteer parents, caregivers, teachers and leaders who would like to empower youth with media literacy and positive body image. Thanks for joining us! 

You can apply to become a Free To Be facilitator if…

You are a teacher who wants to incorporate research-based media literacy (and so much more) into your curriculum.

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You are a counsellor or school leader who wants to equip students in your school with knowledge and experiences that they have so much more offer the world than their appearance.

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You are a parent or community leader who wants to instil a positive body image in your kids or youth in your community or school.

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If you want to make a difference and equip the next generation with tools to help them thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Here’s what you’ll get in the online training:

Learn current in-depth negative and positive body image research and related topics that support the program.

Deepen your understanding of social media, technology, and the developing teenage brain.

Develop in-depth knowledge of program goals and objectives and how to ensure success with diverse groups/classrooms.

Become equipped with supporting resources and information to successfully facilitate 6 sessions of Free To Be and to make the program as relevant and applicable as possible for your audience

Know how to successfully respond to FAQs made by youth and support for themes and observations we have gathered from the 2500 students who have completed the program.

*You can revisit any of the videos and resources any time as everything is housed in the Online Members Area.

  • "FTB was an incredibly relevant and engaging program that closely tied in with our BC curriculum. My students were able to grapple with mature topics in a very age-appropriate way, and I noticed that it led to deeper questions about the topics we had discussed."

    - Lindsay - Grade 6 & 7 Head Teacher

  • “Free To Be is a valuable program that has enabled our students to enhance their overall well-being. The mental, physical and social growth has improved relationships across the school with students taking on leadership roles and run programs that develop themselves, others and the community in a positive way.”

    - Shahzyah Juma, Teacher & Community Coordinator for Lochdale and Windsor Elementary, Burnaby