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Help students thrive under pressure, uncertainty and change.

Olympian-led, educator-designed workshops that help young people develop confidence, resilience and practical skills for navigating challenges in school and beyond.

Through authentic athlete experiences, interactive challenges and guided reflection, students explore how to respond when things don't go to plan.


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Preparing students for the challenges that matter

Students face examinations, expectations, setbacks and uncertainty about the future.

Confidence Under Pressure

Understand how pressure influences thinking and behaviour, and explore practical strategies for responding constructively.

Resilience Through Setbacks

Learn to navigate disappointment, uncertainty and unexpected challenges with perspective.

Identity & Self-Awareness

Explore personal strengths, values and identity beyond examination results and external achievements.

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Practical experiences, shaped around your students.

Thriving in Uncertainty

Recommended for upper secondary students.

Explores examinations, university applications, major transitions and situations where outcomes cannot be controlled.

Students learn to distinguish between what they can influence and what they cannot, and identify practical next steps.

Confidence Under Pressure

Designed for secondary students, leadership groups and co-curricular programmes.

Explores preparation, focus, expectations and how thoughts and behaviours change in demanding situations.

Students identify their own response to pressure and practise a more constructive approach.

Identity: More Than a Result

Designed for secondary students exploring identity, confidence and personal development.

Through Olympian experiences and guided reflection, students examine how achievements and setbacks influence self-worth, and explore their strengths and values beyond external results.

Delivery formats

Typically two-hour interactive workshops, adapted to age group, cohort size and school objectives. Focused sessions and customised programmes can also be discussed.

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How the learning works

More than a motivational talk.

Every workshop combines authentic Olympian experiences with purposeful activities that help students connect what they hear to their own lives.

1. Olympian Story

An Olympian shares an authentic experience of pressure, uncertainty or setbacks.

2. Interactive Challenge

Students participate in an experience that encourages them to recognise their own responses.

3. Guided Reflection

Students connect the experience to situations they encounter in school and everyday life.

4. Practical Application

Students use a tool such as Control–Choose–Commit to consider what they can influence, choose their response and identify a meaningful next action.

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Learning that continues beyond the workshop.

For students

  • Greater awareness of their responses to pressure.
  • Practical strategies for navigating challenges.
  • Reflection on their strengths, values and choices.
  • A personal action or commitment to apply their learning.

For schools

  • Workshops aligned with identified student-development priorities.
  • Activities adapted to the age and needs of participants.
  • Opportunities for teacher involvement and follow-up.
  • Reflection resources where included in the agreed programme.

Our workshops provide educational experiences and practical learning opportunities; they are not counselling or clinical interventions. These are intended learning outcomes, not claims of proven long-term behavioural change.

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Our Work in Action

Thriving in Uncertainty — Sixth Form Workshop

In September 2026, Olympian Academy delivered an experiential workshop for more than 200 Year 12 and Year 13 students at an international school in Kuala Lumpur.

Led by Olympians Josiah Ng and Marilyn Chua, the programme explored how students navigate uncertainty, respond to setbacks and focus on decisions within their control.

Students engaged in group challenges and guided reflection, connecting lessons from elite sporting experiences with academic and personal situations.

The programme included student reflection materials and guidance for teachers.

200+ students | Years 12–13 | September 2026

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Olympic experience meets educational expertise

Josiah Ng — Founder & CEO

Three-time Malaysian Olympian in track cycling and Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

Damian Graizevsky — COO & Programme Director

Education leader with more than 20 years' experience, including six years as Director of Learning at Garden International School in Kuala Lumpur.

MBA, Asia School of Business, with executive study at MIT Sloan.

Together, our team combines the authenticity of Olympic experience with purposeful educational design.

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Bring Olympian Academy to your school

Whether you're planning a Sixth Form programme, student leadership experience, wellbeing initiative or year-group workshop, we'd welcome the opportunity to explore how Olympian Academy could support your students.

hello@theolympianacademy.com

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia