BUILDING BELONGING
Picture a classroom where students are aware of, recognise and have the language to talk about their emotions.
They know how to calm themselves, build trust with each other, and because of this, are able to make wise choices.
The Building Belonging programme will equip you with tools and strategies to teach your students - helping them build emotional literacy, trust, and decision-making skills.
Building Belonging provides teachers with practical activities to help set up or build collaborative classroom culture.
You'll learn how to strengthen students’ sense of belonging through embodied learning and class or group activities based on developing levels of trust and self-management.
Who is this programme for?
What to expect
This programme benefits all child-centred professionals and social service agencies
supporting tamariki and their whānau.
What to expect
Small group activities and facilitated discussion.
Opportunities to reflect on the diverse needs of your students.
Familiarisation with a comprehensive teacher manual filled with practical activities.
A chance to practise techniques that decrease stress and anxiety and shift students to a calmer, more settled frame of mind in times of distress.
What you'll learn
Understanding Emotions
Learn about the interplay of brain and body in reacting to external influences and how to recognise and manage these emotions.
Emotional Literacy
Educate students about recognising and expressing their emotions effectively, leading to improved interpersonal relationships and self-awareness.
Enhancing Interpersonal Relationships
Develop understanding, skills, and attitudes that enhance interactions and relationships with other people.
Building Trust
Facilitate lessons on the importance of trust, enabling students to form stronger bonds with their peers and others.
Course Overview
Building Belonging
Help tamariki and rangatahi develop the emotional skills and strategies needed to connect, build trust, and feel safe within themselves, their relationships, and learning environments.
Module 1: Feelings and Friendship
Create a collective agreement.
Develop an emotional vocabulary and learn to 'read' my own emotions and others' behaviours through interactive activities.
Understand how emotions arise in daily life.
Module 2: Building Trust
Explore the nature of trust.
Learn to build trust through interactive activities in a variety of scenarios.
Apply trust in different contexts and cross-curricular activities such as sport, drama, and literacy.
Module 3: Keep Calm and Carry On
Learn simple ways to calm yourself when feeling stressed, scared, or anxious.
Understand that taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing) is an important part of hauora (holistic health and wellbeing).
Learn to use your breath to stay calm, think clearly, and make safe choices.
"I highly recommend this training…. The facilitators were approachable and friendly, making learning easy and fun.
I enjoyed the interactive and shared learning approach."
Jennifer Martinez
Youth Leader
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