introduction to the free being me activity packs
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Introduction to the Free Being Me Activity Packs
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Understand the aims of the Free Being Me Activity Packs
Discover how to improve girls’ body confidence and self-esteem
Understand key concepts and language used in the Activity Packs
Understand the Free Being Me learning journey
Quiz Aims
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Body confidence changes the world!
Q1) Draw your vision of a world where everyone is happy with the way they look and feel confident being themselves!
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Real change
Q2) Fill in the figures for the statistics below:
Three years after doing the Body Project:
had significantly improved body confidence
had better relationships with their peers
were more confident and capable at
school.
60%
71%
78%
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Activity Pack Key Messages
Q3) In the box below, match up the key messages from each Activity Pack:
7- 10 Activity Pack 11- 14 Activity Pack
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7-10s: What will girls learn? Society gives us a narrow definition, but in reality
there is not just one way to be beautiful
There is huge diversity of beauty ideals around the world
Focussing on what we like about ourselves and our bodies, helps keep up our body confidence and of those around us.
What’s inside you matters more than the outside
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11-14s: What will girls learn? Society’s definition of beauty is very narrow and
impossible to achieve – it’s an Image Myth
There are lots of negative consequences to trying to look like the Image Myth
Focussing on what we like about ourselves and our bodies, helps keep up our body confidence and of those around us.
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The Learning Journey
Free Being Me will take girls on a journey, encouraging them to speak out against the Image Myth and in turn become more body confident through four simple steps.
Q4) Match each step to its definition in the correct order:
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Q4) The FBM Learning Journey Step
Definition
1 Identify the Image Myth
Defining the Image Myth, reflecting on their society and understanding of the issue, so they can see the relevance in their own lives.
2 Define the costs (down-sides) of the Image Myth
Understanding that the Image Myth is impossible and has lots of costs, empowers them to challenge it.
3 Challenge the Image Myth
Expressing the alternative to the Image Myth and highlighting how it makes us unhappy, allows them to share determination to be free.
4 Inspire others to challenge the Image Myth
By planning and running their Take Action project, participants will both challenge the Image Myth and share this message with others.
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How to ensure Free Being Me activities make a difference to body confidence
Speak out Giving each individual space to speak outIn front of a group Speaking positively about our bodies
RepeatChallenging the Image Myth in lots of different ways
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How we’re boosting body confidence
Q5) Which of the following activities boosts body confidence (more than one can be correct):
a) Participants come up with their own answers to Body Talk statements.
b) Participants talk about which aspects of their body they don’t like.
c) Participants create their own Magazine that celebrates feeling good about yourself and promotes many different ways of being beautiful.
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Personal Challenges
At the end of each session, participants are given a personal challenge to complete before the next session.
Q6) What is the purpose of the personal challenge?
The personal challenges provide girls with a chance to reflect on what they have learned, and use their learning in a different environment.
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The Activity Packs’ Structure
Q7) In the Activity Packs, what does the star next to some of the activities mean?
A) The activities marked with a star are essential activities. If you had limited time and were not able to do all the activities, you should at least do the starred activities to have the best possibility in changing girls’ body confidence.
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Take Action
At the end of Free Being Me, each group has the chance to share the Free Being Me message by planning and implementing a Take Action project.
Q8) To gain a badge and spread the word each participant’s Take Action project should reach out to a minimum of how many people?
A)Two girls / boys of their age who haven’t
taken part in Free Being Me
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Activity Packs’ Structure
Q9) The Activity Packs can be delivered in the following way:
a) 5 sessions including the Take Action project
b) In a camp over a few days
c) Both of the above
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Supporting Leaders
Q10) When a leader downloads the Activity Packs what other resource will be available to them to support them in delivering Free Being Me?
A) The Leader Guide which includes the following:
-Background to the FBM Activity Packs
-FAQ’s
-Glossary
-Alternative session plans
-Parent Letter
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The end!