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Course Description

This course helps educators support boys’ emotional development by challenging gender stereotypes and promoting empathy, expression, and respectful relationships. Through practical strategies and inclusive classroom tools, teachers will foster a culture where all boys can thrive.



Audience

Primary School Teachers


Teaching Standards

4.1.2 Proficient Level - Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments - Support student participation:  Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities

1.1.2 Proficient Level - Know students and how they learn - Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students:  Use teaching strategies based on knowledge of students’ physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics to improve student learning



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1: Understanding Boyhood in the Early Years

    • What Shapes a Boy? Understanding Early Messages

    • The Problem with “Boys Will Be Boys”

    • Understanding Boyhood in Years 5–6

    • Inclusive Masculinity in Your Classroom

    • Rewriting Boys’ Emotional Scripts

    • Class Activity – Understanding Boyhood and Emotional Safety

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 1

  • 3

    Module 2: Building Emotional Literacy and Safe Expression

    • Why Emotional Literacy Matters — Especially for Boys

    • Teaching “Feeling Words” and Coping Strategies

    • Safe Expression Through Movement, Play, and Storytelling

    • Emotional Literacy

    • Classroom Activity – Feelings Detective

    • Scenario Activity

    • Reference List for Module 2

  • 4

    Module 3: Storytelling and Role Models

    • Why Storytelling Matters for Positive Masculinity

    • Inclusive Role Models in Stories and Classrooms

    • Storytelling and Role Models

    • Storytelling and Role Models in Years 5–6

    • Scenario

    • Suggested Response to the Scenario

    • Classroom Activity – Different Boys, Same Heart Book Circle

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 3
  • 5

    Module 4: Encouraging Respect and Connection

    • Why Respect and Connection Matter for Boys’ Social Development

    • Respect in Co-Ed Classrooms

    • Teaching Kindness, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution

    • Learning to Manage Conflict

    • Classroom Activity – The Kindness Wall

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 4
  • 6

    Module 5: Planning for Long-Term Impact

    • Why Long-Term Planning Matters

    • Creating Classroom Rituals that Reinforce Emotional Growth

    • Engaging Families to Support Emotional Development at Home

    • Building Emotional Resilience Through Consistent Practice

    • Classroom Activity – Weekly Feelings Circle Routine

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 5
  • 7

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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