This week our Positive Health programme has been about empowering our students to be in control of their own bodies. It was explained to students that it is Ok to have different answers than their classmates. We emphasised the fact that we are all unique with different emotions and perspectives. Students role played a variety of scenarios and what they would do to ensure that their body is their own.
We have also worked with students to brainstorm a list of safe and unsafe touching and what this means. We encouraged students to not feel embarrassment or to be uncomfortable to speak to adults they trust. We emphasised to the students that they are the bosses of their bodies and can take action if they are uncomfortable. We encouraged students to use words or phrases they could say to stop unwanted touching.
Students practised saying “Stop”, “I don’t like that”, and “Leave me alone,” in a strong voice with a buddy.
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