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10Well-BeinginLanguageEducation
tProject:Onelong-termapproachtohelpstudentsfeelasenseofaccomplishment
istoworkwithportfolios.Unfortunately,thereisofenariskthatthesearelefto
thenightbeforesubmissionwhichdefeatsthepurposeofdevelopingasenseof
progressandgrowth.Terefore,portfoliosneedtobecomeadocumentofwork
thestudentisinvestedinandproudofovertime.Ideally,itshouldbeintegrated
intoclassroomliferepeatedlyatvariouspointsthroughouttheyear,sostudents
andteachersgettosharetheirworkatregularintervals.Tisenablesteachers
andlearnerstocelebrateprogressandpositiveachievementstogether.Enabling
studentstoworkonCpassionprojects’withinthecontextofaportfolioisan
extremelyvaluableaddition.Tismeanslettinglearnersworkonatopicoftheir
choicewithguidelinesbutflexibilityandchoiceincontent,process,andformof
output.Tesepassionprojectsenablestudentstofollowtheirinterestsandbuild
ontheirstrengthsaswellasdeveloptheirlanguageskills.
Health
Physicalandmentalhealthareintricatelyintertwined.Manyeducationalsystems
haveintroducedhealthliteracyintotheircurriculawithafocusonreflectingon
anddiscussinghealthylifestylesaswellasmentalhealth(e.g.,Singapore,Canada,
NewZealand,andTanzaniaamongothers).Oneaimistodeliberatelyfocuson
reducingstigmaandfacilitatingopen,sensitive,non-judgementalconversations
onbothtopics.Itisimportantinthisareatoavoidbeingprescriptiveaslearners
havediferenthomeexperiences,cultures,andcurrentcapabilities.Tistopiccan
beapproachedassensitiveawareness-raisingbolsteredbyasenseofagencyfor
settingpersonalfuturegoals.
tActivity:StudentscandiscusstheChealthtriangle’whichiscomprisedofmen-
tallemotionalhealth,socialhealth,andphysicalhealth.Teycanreflectwhat
contributestoapositivebalancesheetineachofthesecategoriesconsidering
whatsupportsordamagesthehealthofthatcategory.Iftheywish,theycan
keepadiaryofwhatpositivethingstheydotocareforeachaspectoftheirown
healthtriangle.
tActivity:Healthylivingcentresaroundthreekeyareas:nutrition,sleep,andexer-
cise.Studentscancollectivelyworkingroupsanddosomeresearchtocreate
guidelinesforgoodhabitsineachcategorywhichtheycouldmakeintoaposter
orsomeothervisualdisplayfortheclassroom.
tProject:Studentscanconductaprojecttoexaminewhathealthmessagesand
challengestohealthexistintheirschoolandlocalcommunitysuchasconsid-
eringwhatsnacksareavailable,whatsportsfacilitiesexist,whatadvertisingis
displayedneartheschooletc.Teycancometogetherandassesswhatpositive
contributionstogoodhealthareintheirenvironmentandwhatthreatstohealth