Being Human

Let’s Talk is a behaviour curriculum that gives children the tools to build resilience and develop outstanding learning behaviour. The curriculum includes lessons on failure, managing anger and living in the Learning Arena.

It is clear that the curriculum has shown early impact. Yes, the children are opening up more. Yes, they are starting to apply the concepts, but teachers across our schools reported a block. Language. And after conducting further research we realised that on average, children were using only 3.5 emotions to describe their daily experiences.

And so, BEING HUMAN was born. We created a dictionary of sixty-seven emotions/experiences to boost children’s emotional literacy. Every lesson includes a study of a Being Human word with short tasks created to get children using the word immediately.

At the back of the children’s journals is a Being Human dictionary that includes all of the words.

​Children love shiny new things and the list of words was guzzled up immediately. We had children across our schools trying to squeeze the most exciting Being Human words (bittersweet, empowered, invigorated) into every sentence.

Ok, so not all of the words were used correctly initially, but once the dust settled Being Human gave our classes access to a new world. A world where children could be precise with their reflections.

A world where children could develop their self-awareness.

​And most importantly, a world where naming the experience gives children real power to learn and make better choices.

Above all, Being Human has made the children curious and excited about the way that they respond to life’s challenges. It has freed them from this limited ‘angry-sad-happy’ existence and given them the confidence to explore the world with and curiosity.