Community wellbeing: Ideas to action
Students explore how personal wellbeing, community health and environmental sustainability are connected. By looking into real-world initiatives, they will see their own potential to make a positive impact.
Year level
9-10
Duration
30 minutes
Type
In class activity
SEL Competencies
Responsible decision-making
Relationship skills
Social awareness
Self-management
Self-awareness
Learning intention
Students will explore and create strategies to promote wellbeing and sustainability in their community, while also reflecting on their personal role in making a positive change.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
critically assess their own ideas for movements or initiatives that could positively impact community wellbeing
analyse and evaluate community-based initiatives for improving wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
Materials needed
A4 paper
Textas, pens, pencils
Whiteboard markers
Interactive whiteboard/projector to play video
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Investigate and evaluate strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing at home, at school, in the community and in online environments (AC9HP10P08)
Examine how social, cultural and economic factors influence health and wellbeing, and propose actions to address inequality (AC9HP10P09)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking:
Generating ideas, possibilities and actions
Analysing, synthesizing, and evaluating reasoning and procedures
Personal and Social Capability:
Social awareness
Social management
Ethical Understanding:
Exploring values, rights and responsibilities
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Critiques contextual factors, attitudes and behaviours to effectively promote health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity (PD5-6)
Plans, implements and critiques strategies to promote health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity in their communities (PD5-7)
Assesses and applies self-management skills to effectively manage complex situations (PD5-9)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Plan, implement and critique strategies to enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities (VCHPEP145)
Plan and evaluate new and creative interventions that promote their own and others' connection to community and natural and built environments (VCHPEP146)
Critique behaviours and contextual factors that influence the health and wellbeing of their communities (VCHPEP151)
Activity 1
Miles
10 minutes
Students watch Miles:
Discuss the video with students:
What skills did Beau have that helped him to start his movement?
Why did Beau start his movement?
Who does Beau’s movement target?
How could you apply Beau’s ideas in your life?
Activity 2
Action brain dump
20 minutes
Students brainstorm ideas for their own movement that will benefit the wellbeing of their community. Encourage students to think about causes that interest them (e.g. equality, discrimination, mental health).
After two minutes, students work in groups to put their ideas into three categories:
worthwhile
ponder
not worthwhile.
Students assess each idea based on the resources available to them and the idea’s feasibility. Provide a simple rubric for assessing feasibility (e.g. time required, cost, skills needed, potential impact).
Groups present their top ‘Worthwhile’ idea to the class.
