Personal Development & Wellbeing
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
Nil
Subject Description
Personal Development and Wellbeing promotes and enhances the personal, social, physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of all children and young people which is a central focus of our Catholic identity.
The Personal Development and Wellbeing program is delivered by the daily Pastoral Care teacher for a double lesson each week and is aimed at developing students resilience and wellbeing utilising Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology PERMA+ model of wellbeing: Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment plus nutrition, sleep and optimism. This has formed our wellbeing approach by applying the PERMA+ to our SHINE + motto. Each letter of SHINE provides a practical framework for students to understand and maintain their wellbeing; Success, Helping, Involved, Name, Emotions + - knowing your God, Sleep, Exercise.
Personal Development and Wellbeing also covers the following Child Protection Curriculum themes;
- The right to feel safe (warning signs)
- Relationships (recognising harassment & power in relationship)
- Recognising and reporting abuse (cyber safety)
- Protective strategies (where to go for help)
With the number of new students at this year level, the Year 7 Personal Development and Wellbeing program has a strong focus on building positive relationships. Students begin the year with an orientation program week that encourages students to develop new friendships.
- Students will explore mindfulness, wellbeing and resilience.
- Students will explore what it means to be safe.
- Students will explore trust, relationships and power.
- Students will learn problem solving, study habits and goal setting.
Assessment: A formative task will be assessed each term for students to demonstrate the skills of:
- Organisation and goal setting
- Wellbeing
- Cyber-safety
- Protective strategies
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