We cover

• respecting others, making new friends & being a good friend

• expressing ideas and feelings + how thoughts and feelings are affected by other people’s comments and actions

• positive and negative peer pressures

• friendship challenges and possible impacts on wellbeing

• communication skills and understanding different perspectives

Here are some examples of learning we have done exploring relationships.

Using "I" statements is a key communication skill that we promote, for example, "I am feeling annoyed when you do that. Please stop!" 

When building communication skills, we encourage the Senior students to think about books and movies so they can identify examples of characters who behave in ways that are aggressive, passive, or assertive. For example, Harry Potter is passive when we first meet him at the Dursleys house, but he becomes increasingly assertive as he experiences events that challenge him and he learns his destiny.