Being Human

Respecting.
Each of us is a unique gift. In knowing this we have an
obligation to understand ourselves and our talents, and
to use them for the benefit of others and thus for the
glory of God.
Standard 4
The Catholic Tradition
Supporting this Outcome
For teacher background and reflection
God saw all that God had made and indeed, it was very good. (Gen 1:31)
The perception that everything is a gift is core to atho!ic "e!ief# $!! !ife comes into e%istence
through God & nothing e%ists that does not come from God' the creator# The (or!d in a!! its richness'
diversity and order did not have to "e & it is a gift' the resu!t of Gods "ound!ess grace#
Our persona!ities and our ta!ents' indeed our very se!ves' find their source in Gods graciousness#
)e are unrepeata"!e mirac!es#
The appropriate response to the gift of !ife in a!! its forms & especia!!y our o(n humanity & is deep
gratitude# )e e%press this through (onder' *oy' praise and respect#
+ach of us is a uni,ue gift# -n .no(ing this (e have an o"!igation to understand ourse!ves and our
ta!ents' and to use them for the "enefit of others and thus for the g!ory of God#
/or many peop!e the process of deve!oping a positive se!f0image and recogni1ing Gods gifts (ithin
themse!ves can "e cha!!enging# $ hea!thy se!f0image ena"!es us to respond to the cha!!enges of !ife
and so fu!fi! our human potentia!# $ccording to St $ugustine' you cannot !ove anyone if you have not
first !earned to !ove yourse!f# Our positive attri"utes are gifts from God2 (e cannot ta.e credit for
them# Our proper response to this gift is first to honour and respect this gift and then to deve!op
these attri"utes' using them for the good of others# -n striving to do our "est' (e can e%perience
*oy in accomp!ishment and e%press than.s to God#
Genesis 1:31 God saw everything that he had made.
3o" 14:15 In Gods hands
1 orinthians 13 The gift of love
1 6eter 7:8 & He cares about you
atechism of the atho!ic hurch' nn#14' 144' 199' 3:;' 457' 854
Theo!ogy of the <ody' 1=;=:52 7=9=:1
+vange!ium >itae' nn 3;' :8
Content, Skills, Attitudes and Dispositions
tudents have o!!ortunities to e"!lore and#or develo!$
$n a(areness of various
inf!uences=factors that shape se!f0image
such as fami!y' peers' media and society#
$n understanding of the impact of se!f0
ta!.' and strategies for deve!oping
positive se!f0ta!.#
$n appreciation of their o(n dignity and
(orth in !ight of the "e!ief that humans
are made in Gods image#
$n a"i!ity to ref!ect upon persona! !ife
events and consider their inf!uences on
se!f0image#
$n appreciation of the inherent nature of
resi!ience in the human person#
S.i!!s="ehaviours (hich enhance
resi!ience#
?ua!ities humans demonstrate in the face
of adversity (hich revea! their capacity
for resi!ience#
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%ey Idea
tudents res!ond to the belief that we are created in
the image and likeness of God, and called to
demonstrate reverence for self, others and the
whole of creation.
DRAFT
Standard 4 (Yr 7 !
"earning #utco$e 4%&
'(plores the concept of self i$age and
identifies factors that pro$ote
resilience%
Student Conte(t
Students in the @idd!e Aears are undergoing a
period of transition# Bormona! changes mar.
the onset of physica! and emotiona!
deve!opment and associated cha!!enges# Given
this' se!f image may "e ,uite fragi!e and can
"e affected "y peers' popu!ar cu!ture and
media vie(s a!so# $n image of an inc!usive
God' (ho accepts and cherishes diversity in
a!! its forms' can appea! to young peop!e
strugg!ing to understand (ho they are and
ho( they fit into their emerging (or!ds#
'ssential "earning
T & +%p!oring and responding to ,uestions
re!ated to issues of se!f0image#
& Cecognising se!f0ta!. as a va!ua"!e
communication too!#
/ & 6articipating in the shaping of a future
that is grounded in Gods !ove for a!!
peop!e#
-n 0 $c.no(!edging that se!f0image can "e
shaped through our re!ationships#
-d 0 Discussing and eva!uating human
resi!ience (ith a vie( to identifying
contri"uting factors#
Fa$il) Acti*ities
6arents are the primary educators
of their chi!dren# Throughout this
resource' activities (hich inc!ude
the fami!y have "een f!agged in
order to high!ight the partnership
"et(een schoo! and fami!ies#
'(a$ples of '*idence
arry a *ourna! around for a period of time
and record (hen you catch yourse!f se!f0
ta!.ing# $na!yse the notes & ho( much is
positive se!f0ta!. and ho( much is negativeE
reate a montage of music=chorus snippets
(hich might enhance resi!iency#
reate a !ist of positive se!f0ta!. phrases and
disp!ay in the room#
Fotice negative images in the media (hich
might inf!uence se!f0image and "rainstorm
ho( they might "e changed to portray
positive images#
reate something using a choice of medium &
c!ay' paint' (ordsG $!!o( time for ref!ection
during and after the activity# Discuss fee!ings
during the creating' and fee!ings for the
creation# Cead the creation narrative in
Genesis 1 or 4# onsider Gods !ove for Gods
creation and ho( that creation ref!ects
something of the creator#
"inks +ith other curriculu$ areas