1 hour for 1 class
Curriculum Links
- Outdoor Learning priority, particularly its emphasis on Health and Wellbeing.
- Personal & Social capabilities
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
- Sustainability
High Impact Pedagogies
- Set in the natural areas of your school
Students will be able to:
- practise techniques to manage stress, build focus, and support their own wellbeing.
- develop a stronger connection with nature and a sense of place.
- experience and reflect on Aboriginal perspectives, including Dadirri, a practice of deep listening.
Overview of day
Students will learn about and practise mindfulness techniques over the course of the session that help them become calm in times of stress, be able to focus on learning and can lead to feeling happier.
Your students will gain a deeper connection with the environment and themselves by undertaking different nature connected mindfulness activities such as rainbow chips, ochre art, nature journalling or string weaving. Students will also participate in 'Dadirri', an Aboriginal mindfulness activity to slow them down and work on their attentiveness and inner/outer focus.
This incursion reflects the Outdoor Learning curriculum connection:
“Experiences in natural environments promote personal growth and development, and health and wellbeing. Students experience the deep personal impact of immersion in nature, including how connection to Country/Place by First Nations Australians is a critical element of their identity. This includes the role of natural environments in providing a balance to modern, technologically intense living and in supporting physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing."