Staying above the line with Harold!

Harold is presently in residence at Murrays Bay Intermediate School (MBIS), which has in the region of 1060 students, aged 11 to 13 years. Students in Year 7 and 8 at the school attend a series of lessons based around the school’s values of Respect, Resilience, Kindness, and Honesty.

The lessons are presented by Charlie Pollard, one of three Life Education Educators. Charlie is new to Life education having joined the team midway through 2019. She and Harold have already taught several hundred children on the Shore, before coming to MBIS. She and Harold will be resident at the school for the duration of term one.

Charlie, after consultation with staff at MBIS, designed lessons around the school’s values, relating to their individual core, of who they are and how they identify themselves in relation to their own values, culture, and beliefs. The lesson then extends to their ability to flex when in a situation that requires a decision to be made. The inner strength of these lessons identifies student behaviour as being either below the line of what is acceptable or above the line, establishing what is important to them in life, helping them to decide what is right and wrong, and what they can be flexible about when making decisions. Charlie and Harold have reported a positive response from students, who in a nurturing environment are confidently and competently unpacking their emotions, beliefs and decision making.