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This video will teach students how to relax each part of their body. The activity presented will show students how important it is to stop and have a break after working hard using the body scan meditation method. This is a guided relaxation technique for our feet, legs, tummy, arms, neck and head. Show Less

Research has found that the majority of people think they are self-aware, while in reality less than a quarter truly are. If they took a test about themselves, they would probably fail! This video examines what self-awareness is and why it is an important life skill. It helps students identify and understand their moods and emotions and why these can change in different situations. Show Less

As the saying goes, genius is one part inspiration and 99 parts perspiration. Without grit and tenacity, natural talent can tragically be left undeveloped and unfulfilled. It’s only by putting in the hours and overcoming setbacks that long-term goals can be achieved. This video helps students identify their talents and learn how to pursue them with grit and determination. Show Less

If you met your future self, what would you want to ask them? Just as importantly, what would you hope they could tell you? Knowing your future self involves understanding your present strengths and interests, and considering how they will change and grow. This video helps students develop themselves today so that they can become the person they dream of one day being. Show Less

Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to do and who do you want to be? For young people, ten years away might sound impossibly distant, yet it’s these questions that can shape their actions today. This video helps students identify their aims for the future, providing them with the tools they need to make wise choices along their way. Show Less

More than half of what you learn in life is outside of formal education. But lifelong learning doesn’t mean doing maths homework well into middle age! Instead, it means you have a hunger to discover new things and a recognition that you need to learn to grow. This video helps students take ownership of their mindset, setting them on the path to becoming fulfilled lifelong learners. Show Less

Being socially aware is the ability to read what others may be thinking and feeling, as well as knowing the right things to say at the right time. This video helps students develop empathy, learning when it is appropriate to engage more as a listener than a speaker. Social awareness helps students become better team players and ultimately provides them with workable conflict resolution tools. Show Less

A growth mindset is associated with positive thinking. It embraces challenges and seeks opportunities to learn and grow. Rather than backing down and avoiding possible failure, a growth mindset acknowledges that success comes from practice and failure is nothing more than an opportunity to learn. This video helps students see the need for persistence, taking full advantage of the opportunities that will come their way. Show Less

Social skills are often challenging for young people trying to navigate their world. Learning how to communicate and interact with others does not always come naturally. However, such skills are crucial for connecting with the people around them and avoiding potential misunderstandings. This video provides students with an insight into the skills needed to help them gain confidence and build positive relationships. Show Less

Living a life without anybody telling you what to do may sound like a young person’s dream, but without the ability to self-manage, they can quickly find themselves in a dire situation. This video examines what it takes to develop self-control and self-regulation. By building these skills, students learn to be aware of and resist any unwise impulsive thoughts and actions. Show Less

There has long been talk about intelligence quotients, but emotional intelligence has recently emerged as an equally powerful predictor of success and satisfaction in life. This video introduces the concept of emotional intelligence and considers what it takes to be emotionally balanced. It helps students take control of their lives and identify which skills they may still need to work on. Show Less

Students read, sing and learn about the importance of facing challenges, being a contributing school member, and always doing one’s best. This curriculum-aligned song targets outcomes of curriculum documents and supports and integrates classroom learning across key subject areas. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. In order for Grace to get the best marks for her science assessment she needs to build water bottle rockets. When her first attempt fails, Grace is not only disappointed but frustrated as she feels she did everything right. Grace's dad shares his experiences of his own rocket building and the trial and error that goes along with experiments. Something Dad says "have you checked everything?" helps Grace realise why her experiment failed and leads to a successful rocket launch. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. Grace struggles to feel good about herself when she doesn't like what she sees in the mirror. According to Grace her teeth are yellow, she is too short, her feet are too big, she has eczema and when she exercises she gets red-faced and sweaty. Grace gets stuck when getting ready to go out and after numerous outfit changes becomes disheartened. Just the right time for Dad to remind her that often the problems you have with your body are not an issue for anyone else. Following her Dad's advice, Grace smiles when she looks in the mirror and sees a friendly face looking back at her. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. When Grace finds out she has a group project her heart sinks. Grace hates group projects as the last one was a disaster. Grace becomes more and more worried each time she meets with her group as they are full of excuses about why they haven't completed their part of the project. With a little help from her Dad, Grace learns to be a 'yes and' person, rather than a 'no but' person. She realises that she cannot control everything and needs to go with the flow. With this in mind, Grace manages to get her group to present successfully on the day. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. Grace's days consist of not just school but swimming, soccer, choir, piano lessons, Jiu Jitsu classes and completing homework and assignments. She is exhausted. When she falls asleep working on an assignment, panic sets in. Dad steps in and gives Grace some advice which she doesn't want to hear. Grace realises she cannot give all her extra-curricular activities 100% and has to choose before she burns out. Grace is not the only one in this episode who has overcommitted. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. In this episode, Grace faces her fear of the ocean. While on holiday with her Mum, she does everything she can to avoid going for a swim. For Grace, the ocean looms as a dangerous and fearful place, because she recalls her last experience at the beach, when she was dumped by a wave and stung by a blue bottle. After some good advice from her Dad and placing trust in her Mum, Grace finds the courage to jump into the ocean and confronts her fear. Show Less

Warning: This series is based on the death of a family member. Please use at your own discretion. Students should get permission from a guardian before viewing. When Grace returns to school after the holidays, things have changed with her friends. Grace is mocked about her new haircut, excluded and abandoned on the group chat. At first Grace attempts to fit in with them, wanting things to go back to the way they were. After speaking with her Dad, she realises that friends shouldn't treat each other like that and Grace is forced to accept the change. Show Less

This Miniclip guides students through a meditation activity of imagining they are a spaceship travelling through space visiting different planets – of which represent different emotions such as happiness, love, fear, anger and sadness. It helps them to visualise how their emotions look and teaches them that they have the power to visit these emotions and also move on from them. This Miniclip is ideal to use for students dealing with strong emotions such as sadness, anger or fear; to calm down; or to regain balance after upsetting situations. Show Less

This Miniclip guides students through a meditation activity of imagining they are a large dragon, where their big emotions as a large ball of fire inside their dragon body. They will learn to breathe out their emotions as balls of fire to help regain calmness. This Miniclip is ideal to use for students dealing with strong emotions such as sadness, anger or fear; to calm down; or to regain balance after upsetting situations. Show Less

This Miniclip guides students through a meditation activity of imagining they are a frog, peacefully resting on a lily pad in the middle of a pond. It will draw attention to their breathing and their belly, and noting how their body reacts to big, slow breaths in and out. This Miniclip is perfect to use to calm students after recess, getting the class to focus for an activity, or calming students down when they are feeling a bit stressed or uneasy. Show Less

Do you ever feel that your feelings are so big you’re not sure how to calm yourself down? Do you get frustrated, worried or angry and wish you could just breathe those emotions out of your body and mind? Well, you can – by doing meditation! This Miniclip introduces meditation and covers the importance of posture, different positions that can be used, the importance of breathing, and provides an overview of the different types of meditation including guided and self-directed meditation. Show Less