Schools

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The Spirituality Toolbox is an initiative of SU Tas and has been developed in consultation with Tasmania’s Principal Education Officer Health and Wellbeing and jointly funded by the VOS Foundation. There are five recognised dimensions of health and wellbeing: physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual health. These five dimensions of health overlap and interconnect; general wellbeing is dependent on continual growth and development in all five dimensions.

Spiritual health is often overlooked in the development of school-based health and wellbeing programs. The Spirituality Toolbox seeks to provide a resource that will enable classroom teachers to address spiritual health using educationally sound, student-centred, inquiry based approaches that are linked to the Australian Curriculum. It is hoped that the Spirituality Toolbox will support teachers and school chaplains in teaching spiritual health in the classroom as part of a conscious contribution to the development of the whole child.

Fisher’s (1998) model for spiritual health proposes four domains: self, others, environment and something/someone beyond the human level. These domains have been used to focus on the value of connectedness and to underpin the content of the Spirituality Toolbox.

Contents of the Spirituality Toolbox include:

• Information cards highlighting connections to the Australian Curriculum at all grade levels (from prep to grade 10) and including sample learning opportunities and indicators of learning
• PD for teachers exploring the topic of spirituality and its place in the classroom
• CONNECT – Lessons for each grade developing the four domains of connectedness to self, others, environment and beyond
• Strength cards to use with CONNECT as well as at other times in the classroom or with small groups

Choices, Hopes, Identity, Connections
CHIC is a flexible program for girls in high school. Aims of the program are to establish a health identity and stronger relationships with peers.

BLOKES is a ten session program for boys in high school. Explores issues of identity, self worth, respect for others and conflict resolution.

PEAC is an activity-based program for primary school students exploring issues of friendship, self-worth, decision-making and cooperation.

SUPA Club (Scripture Union Primary Age)

A SUPA Club is a group of primary age children who meet regularly to learn about Jesus and the Christian life. The club usually meets on school premises at a time appropriate to the school community. Attendance is voluntary.

The group meets under the leadership of a team of local Christians appointed by SU, with the agreement of the school principal. A SUPA Club is more about sharing Jesus through relationships with children than running a particular program. Activities may include stories, games, singing, drama, prayer & social events.