Well-Being in the Neighbourhood

June 24, 2021 by year12n2team

In light of the latest lockdown we created a well-being provocation during remote learning for the children to reflect on what they would look forward to when the lockdown was over. Each day we asked a different question, inviting the children to share their feelings about where they would go, who they would go with and what they would do.

I would go to Korea with Marlo and I would explain all the things from Korea. There is different food in Korea and different toys – Jamie

I would go to Germany. My grandmother lives there and she has lots of horses – Alina

I would have a playdate with Elia. If I went to his house maybe we would build some lego. We both like Lego and we like mythical things and when we make a creation it would make it bigger because there’s two of us. Alex L

I would have a playdate with Fryjya. I would go to the movies with her because one time when we went to the movies there was no-one else there and we got to dance at the front at the end. If we could go again we would do that all over again. Mia

I would have a play date with Lola and we would go to a cat cafe. It’s a cafe and you can feed cats there. And you can get drinks. Olive

“This is me in Spain with my grandmother. She cooks yummy rice. There something in Spain called Salmon, it’s a type of fish and it’s really delicious” – Sienna

I made this because I went to Noosa with family friends and it was my first time going and I really liked it and I decided that when I’m older my grandparents will take me to a holiday where I want to go and I’m probably going to choose Noosa because I really liked last time – Annie

I would go to the theatre to see a play. I would go for my birthday and I would go with Niamh because she is one of my best friends and she makes me laugh – Ada

I wanted to go to the Gold Coast in Queensland to the beach and my picture is of an umbrella with the city in the background. I went to Queensland once and I really like the Gold Coast – Lola

This is me in Vanuatu with Lola. There’s a tail that’s made out of wood and a little hut at the end and it goes into the ocean. I wanted to do picture because I wish a friend could come with me to Vanuatu but I’ve only just gone with family- Olive

Reading through and listening to the children’s responses we saw a recurring theme shine though: children value deep friendships and connection to others; they have a very clear need to connect with others and have an innate understanding of the importance of these connections to their everyday life and well-being.

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