Rotary Talk by Jacqui Jones about her Greatfulness Program

Youth Suicide is the number 1 cause of death for young people aged 15-24 years and Lane Cove local, Jacqui Jones is on a mission to help. After overcoming depression herself, Jacqui has used this experience and her background in education and training to develop a wellbeing program that is now being run in primary schools.

Greatfulness is a 6 week program that focuses on self-leadership and developing mental ‘fitness’. The program is linked to the current PDHPE syllabus and aims to develop children’s social and emotional learning, resilience, wellbeing and leadership through topics such as: developing a growth mindset; identifying values and understanding behaviours that help/hinder progress; recognising thoughts and emotions and developing emotional regulation; training our minds through mindfulness meditation; using imaginations and exploring creativity; having an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’; enhancing communication skills and the power of body language; having the courage to fail; building resilience by knowing and understanding your ‘internal’ world’; and planning for the future.

Jacqui will be coming to talk about the program and share some stories in regards to the young people that she has worked with.

Anyone interested in attending can email Hazel McNamara at [email protected] or call on 0402 913 537.

RVSP by Monday 3pm