What is Being Taught

Our learning modules are split into five categories, here is an overview:

Major Strand	Pre-School	Year 1 & 2	Year 3 & 4	Year 5 & 6	Year 7 & 8
Self Esteem		VIP	I'm Different	It's Great To Be Me
Social Relationships		All Together	Happy and Healthy	Friends	Making Choices
Body Systems	Caring for Our Body	Air to Live (Respiratory)	Heart Central (Circulatory)	Brainy Bunch (Brain)	Keeping a Balance (Nervous)
Food and Nutrition		Food for Energy or Harold's Picnic	Space Invaders	Body Journey	Warrant Of Fitness
Substances				Quest	From the Shadows

The self-esteem modules focus on building a positive personal image, with children looking at their own unique personality, realising they are special because they're unique and accepting the uniqueness of others.
The social relationships modules focus on friendships, bullying and self-responsibility. Children look at concepts such as being friendly as opposed to being a friend, and they learn about managing conflict.
The body systems modules teach children about the circulatory, nervous, digestive and respiratory systems and children discuss other aspects of the body, such as vital organs. We aim to impart a sense of wonder and amazement at our bodies.
Food and nutrition modules discuss body image, exercise and nutrition for good health.
The substances module is tailored to explore the effects of legal and illegal drugs on the human body, particularly during puberty. Apart from infancy, puberty is the time in the human life cycle of the greatest growth and change of the body and more particularly the brain so any substance abuse during this time could have serious long-term effects on the overall development of a young person. In this strand social consequences of drug use are also explored as well as looking at peer pressure, decision making and strengthening self-confidence.

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