Wellbeing Education (WE

What is the nature of Wellbeing Education in Grades 9 & 10?

Wellbeing Education aims to equip students with the knowledge and understanding of holistic health (Physical, Mental & Emotional, Social and Spiritual). Students will develop positive attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive, fulfilled, capable and responsible lives. Wellbeing Education encourages them to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions. It also enables students to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes in our multicultural society.

The aims of Wellbeing Education are to:

Examine influences (socio-cultural factors) and consequences (positive and negative) and debate choices that students experience in life. We support the development and implementation of strategies (personal, interpersonal and societal) to enhance their own well being and the well being of others.

What is the approach to learning?

The whole curriculum is designed to link learning to life outside school and make connections between subjects and cross-curricular themes and dimensions. Of utmost importance is the aim to provide a safe and secure environment through which students can explore life issues with openness and confidence. Activities are varied to cater for a wide range of learning styles but there is an emphasis on group discussion and critical debate. Newspaper articles, web materials, etc are constantly sourced by teachers to provide the students with up to date resources from the world around them.

What is the subject content?

The Wellbeing programme of study at SJII is based on students developing an understanding of how influences, consequences and strategies affect the well being of self, others and society.

The specific topics of study are modified yearly in accordance with world issues that arise as well as the particular needs of the year group. However, these can be broadly classified into the following:

Grade 9 WE ● Resilieance ● Mental Health ● Drug and alcohol awareness ● Relationships and Sexuality

Grade 10 WE ● Careers, choices and work-related education ● Relationships and Sexuality

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Wellbeing Education is taught at Grades 7-10 for one period a week for half of the year. The students are assessed through SJI International’s own continuous monitoring of student performance.

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