YEAR 10 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL THRIVING AS MY BEST SELF as a Young Person and as a Student
Making the choice to take full responsibility for yourself both as a person and as a student to thrive in what you do and to achieve what you need to enjoy a healthy state of wellbeing.
AS A YOUNG PERSON What do I want to achieve personally this year to become the person I want to become? ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ • be kind and empathetic to others and myself. • use my strengths to keep going when things don’t go my way.
AS A STUDENT What do I want to achieve academically this year? What choices do I want to create for myself? ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................ • use the 3 F’s: Focus, Feedback & Fix it. • use deliberate practice to polish my skills and understandings. Acknowledgement: Sonja Lyubomirsky, Tal Ben Shahar & Anders Ericcson
CHARACTER STRENGTHS WEEKS There are eight Character Strengths Week spread throughout this journal. They provide you and your class with opportunities to practise using your strengths to build your wellbeing. They are also fun to do at home with your family. There are Wellbeing Award Certificates for each of these weeks. The order of these weeks are: Gratitude, Curiosity, Teamwork, Love of Learning, Kindness, Perseverance, Leadership, Zest. From the website www.learningcurve.com.au, download the Strengths Weeks sheets from Individual Resources/Character Strengths Weeks and the Wellbeing Awards Certificates from Individual Resources/Wellbeing Awards.
LEADERSHIP WEEK to grow as people to become empower others to put in the effort, other people matter in Giving of yourself, to encourage and It’s not about you, it’s about showing their best self, is at the heart of leadership. to help others shine as people. Be on the lookout for opportunities your thoughts, words and actions. for your class and your family both in your classroom and at home This week make Leadership Walls better by showing leadership. do or could do to make others’ lives to write down or draw things they to work you felt encouraged by someone This week write down or draw times This Week’s Leadership Gratitudes: to shine as a person. you did that also for someone else become your best self, and when
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“If it is to be it is up to me.” William Johnsen
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