The Resilience Project
At Koo Wee Rup Primary School we are privileged to be a partnership school with The Resilience Project. We work with students, staff and the school community to develop and foster a generation of kids who are 'mentally fit'.
Teaching staff, students and the school community have the opportunity to listen to Martin Heppell and Hugh van Cuylenburg from The Resilience Project. Their key messages are around improving the mental health of our young people but also supporting each other as a community.
We focus on 3 characteristics of resilient people; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness.
They are GRATEFUL - they are thankful for the things they DO HAVE and are not worried about what they don't have. Did you know that if you make a list of 3 things that you are grateful for everyday for 21 days, it will change the way you see things for the better?
They display EMPATHY - they want to HELP OUT OTHERS, not for any extrinsic reward. Did you know when you help others, it not only makes the recipient feel good but you feel good too?
They are MINDFUL - they are able to be PRESENT IN THE MOMENT and not constantly looking to the future. Did you know that our brains receive 60 000 pieces of information in a week? Prior to the Internet we received that much information in a year.
Through our relationship with The Resilience Project we promote GEM TV as an ongoing resource to support our students and families. Please use the link below to have a look for yourself.
GEM TV - Season 1
At Koo Wee Rup Primary School we are privileged to be a partnership school with The Resilience Project. We work with students, staff and the school community to develop and foster a generation of kids who are 'mentally fit'.
Teaching staff, students and the school community have the opportunity to listen to Martin Heppell and Hugh van Cuylenburg from The Resilience Project. Their key messages are around improving the mental health of our young people but also supporting each other as a community.
We focus on 3 characteristics of resilient people; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness.
They are GRATEFUL - they are thankful for the things they DO HAVE and are not worried about what they don't have. Did you know that if you make a list of 3 things that you are grateful for everyday for 21 days, it will change the way you see things for the better?
They display EMPATHY - they want to HELP OUT OTHERS, not for any extrinsic reward. Did you know when you help others, it not only makes the recipient feel good but you feel good too?
They are MINDFUL - they are able to be PRESENT IN THE MOMENT and not constantly looking to the future. Did you know that our brains receive 60 000 pieces of information in a week? Prior to the Internet we received that much information in a year.
Through our relationship with The Resilience Project we promote GEM TV as an ongoing resource to support our students and families. Please use the link below to have a look for yourself.
GEM TV - Season 1