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Course Description

This course equips teachers to support boys’ wellbeing by promoting positive, inclusive models of masculinity. Discover practical strategies to challenge limiting norms, foster emotional literacy, and create classroom cultures where boys can thrive through empathy, courage, and connection.



Audience

Secondary School Teachers


Teaching Standards

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

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



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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1: Understanding the Landscape - The Challenges Facing Young Men Today

    • Masculinity, Mental Health, and Modern Pressures

    • Understanding the Pressures: What the Research Tells Us

    • Understanding Boys’ Social and Emotional Landscape Today

    • Masculinity and Mental Health: A Real Conversation

    • Class Activity - Masculinity Messages Reflection

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 1
  • 3

    Module 2: What Is Positive Masculinity?

    • Reframing Masculinity: Strength with Softness

    • Teaching Boys That There’s No One Right Way

    • Redefining Strength: Teaching A Broader Vision of Masculinity

    • Classroom Activity - Positive Masculinity Design Workshop

    • Scenario Activity: Just Banter?

    • Reference List for Module 2

  • 4

    Module 3 - Naming Emotions in a High-Pressure World

    • Cultivating Emotional Fitness in Teenage Boys

    • Removing the Shame Around Vulnerability

    • Building Emotional Resilience

    • Classroom Activity - Silent Journaling

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 3
  • 5

    Module 4: Relationships, Respect & Digital Culture

    • Why Respect Must Be Explicitly Taught

    • Deconstructing Digital Masculinity and Media Influence

    • Respectful Relationships

    • Classroom Activity - Respect Red Flags

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 4

  • 6

    Module 5: Building Safe Communities

    • Beyond the Lesson: Creating Cultural Change

    • The Role of Student Voice and Ongoing Dialogue

    • Cultivating Respectful, Inclusive School Cultures

    • Scenario Activity – “Who Sets the Tone?”

    • Classroom Activity - Designing a Respect Campaign

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List for Module 5
  • 7

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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