MY WELLBEING JOURNEY – YEAR 10 THRIVING AS MY BEST SELF as a Young Person and as a Student
Through feeling that you belong at school, and that you have what it takes to overcome challenges and setbacks, you will enjoy thriving as your best self. A healthy state of wellbeing is feeling optimistic and hopeful about today and for your future, because you know that you are working towards thriving your best self.
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What do I want to achieve personally this year?
AS A YOUNG PERSON
....................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Choosing to: • be kind and empathetic to others and myself.
What do I want to achieve academically this year?
• use my strengths to keep going when things don’t go my way.
AS A STUDENT
....................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................... Choosing to: • use the 3 F’s: Focus, Feedback & Fix it.
• use deliberate practice to polish my skills and understandings.
Acknowledgement: Lyubomirsky, Ben Shahar & Ericcson
CHARACTER STRENGTHS WEEKS There are six Character Strengths Weeks spread throughout this journey. They provide you and your class with opportunities to practise using your strengths to build a resilient state of wellbeing. They are also fun to do at home with your family. The order of these weeks are: Gratitude, Kindness, Bravery, Honesty, Creativity and Teamwork.
CHARACTER STRENGTH WEEK
BRAVERY WEEK right thing your mind and heart tells you is the Being brave is about doing what is not about your friends want to do. Bravery for you to do, even if it is not what things in rather about doing the many little doing big and daring things, but self. move towards becoming your best your life the proper way for you to in your classroom and at home This week make Bravery Walls both write down or draw brave things for your class and your family to that they did or noticed others doing. that write down or draw brave things This Week’s Bravery Gratitudes: you were grateful for. you did or noticed others doing that
From the website www.learningcurve.com.au download the Strengths Weeks sheets from Individual Resources/Character Strengths Weeks and the Wellbeing Awards Certificates from Individual Resources/Wellbeing Awards.
“If it is to be it is up to me.” William Johnsen
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