Curriculum Focus: Fostering a strong sense of wellbeing and developing student's connection with self and nature
Curriculum Links: Wellbeing, General Capabilities (Personal & Social), Cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Aim
For students to learn about and try mindfulness strategies within and connecting with the natural world. This can help them become calm in times of stress, focus on learning and can lead to feeling happier. The attentiveness of mindfulness is also a key skill needed in inquiry processes.
Overview of day
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 journaling or string weaving. Students will also participate in 'Dadirri', an Indigenous mindfulness activity to slow them down and work on their attentiveness and inner/outer focus.