Active Schools update: Spotlight on Rosebud Secondary College
Photo credit: Rosebud Secondary College reflecting the diverse interests of students and the impact of student voice in shaping the
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I grew up in a family of addicts and violence, lost my brother to suicide at 19, experienced sexual abuse and battled with an eating disorder. No-one talked to me about any of it and as a result, I made bad choices. With my own kids, I vowed to do things differently.
I wholeheartedly believe that by having open, honest, sometimes challenging conversations around topics that many parents sometimes gloss over, goes some way to making my kids the empathetic, emotionally intelligent, strong, self assured, empowered teenagers they are today
Elsewhere it seems the responsibility for having these conversations is falling to schools and HPE teachers, so, with a team of passionate and phenomenal HPE teachers, Janice Atkin and I unpacked the HPE Curricula and developed a series of eight strength-based HPE resources, called Talk Revolution, that have really turned the way teachers deliver this content on its head.
The video based programs cover about 85% of the Health based content of the HPE curriculum for Years 5-10. The resources include:
The videos are delivered by kids to make it more engaging, focusing on proximal peers giving advice. This has been found to be a more effective way of delivering health messages rather than the usual perception that teachers are ‘…just another adult telling them what not to do!’ The activities and lesson plans have been designed specifically to introduce, extend and then finally expand on key issues for deeper and richer understanding.”
Photo credit: Rosebud Secondary College reflecting the diverse interests of students and the impact of student voice in shaping the
We are delighted to introduce our new General Manager – Services. An important role as we strengthen our ability to connect movement, learning, and community engagement. Welcome to the team, Jason!