St Machar Academy

Flourish

The Flourish Project exists to equip young people to develop a healthy self-esteem, mental and emotional wellbeing. The programme is passionate about seeing young people realise their full potential through partnering with schools to deliver a range of engaging and creative activities that help equip each young person with the tools and techniques to enable them to be everything they can be.

"Flourish" is delivered at St Machar Academy by the School Pastors in small groups up to 10 participants weekly for a 50 minute session over 8 weeks.

Mr S Hamilton

Mrs S Thomson

Mrs A Haining

Mrs V Holroyd

Content

Session 1: Introduction

Introduction to the course and facilitator, begin to build rapport.

Session 2: Beliefs

To explore how beliefs are formed, how they can affect and shape us, and how we can begin to form new beliefs.

Session 3: Mindset

To understand the power of our thoughts and how they can have an effect on our behaviour.

Session 4: Social Media

To explore the effects of social media on mental health, and to encourage young people to develop healthy online habits.

Session 5: Self-Esteem

To learn how to develop health self-talk and to begin to out it into practice.

Session 6: Dreams and Aspirations

To discover that having dreams can help us to grow, and to begin to identify what those dreams could be.

Session 7: Goal Setting

To understand the importance of setting goals, the positive effect it has on our mindsets, and to set 3 of our own.

Session 8: Evaluation

To review and reflect on the course and personal development, and to celebrate and encourage positive aspects of each young person.

Aims

The aims of this programme is to equip young people to develop a healthy self-esteem as well as positive mental and emotional wellbeing.

Criteria

Pupils participating in these sessions will be identified via:

S1 and S2 year groups
pupils with low self-esteem

Measured Impact

Young people will complete the following questionnaires on week one and week eight of the course:

Stirling Evaluation
Rosenberg Scale Scoring
Happiness Survey Scoring