The Resilience Project
The Month of June Focus - Empathy
As you are aware, St. Joey's School is committed to teaching positive mental health strategies to prevent mental ill health and build young people’s capacity to deal with adversity. We’re proud to be implementing TRP’s evidence-based whole school wellbeing program to support positive mental health in the classroom, staffroom and wider community.
Students in Years 3-6 are engaging in weekly lessons to understand and strengthen their practice of Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness and Emotional Literacy, with regular opportunity for parent/carer involvement.
Each month, one of our Resilience Project Principles will be highlighted to focus on. This month, our focus is Empathy. Empathy is understanding how others are feeling. In the words of our students, putting ourselves in another person's shoes.
When we do something kind for someone else, our brains release the love hormone, Oxytocin. This makes us feel good too.
The Resilience Project site has a wonderful resource, Parent & Carer Hub, where you can find the evidence based strategies taught in the classroom that can be complemented at home. Please see the short Empathy video that may support you. Found below is a GEM Chats sheet on Empathy GEM Chats help families practice The Resilience Project’s principles, offering a simple wellbeing check-in while building stronger connections through daily conversations.
The Hub can be accessed via the secure link below, with no account setup or login required: https://theresilienceproject.