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Shared Education Signature Session 2— ‘Emotional Health’. facilitated this session. She
Project This session was used as an intro- educated pupils body aware-
duction to mental health and
Year ness including the acronym
strategies young people can use
9 in times of stress of difficult situa-
tions. Pupils enjoyed learning the

meditation technique of ‘belly
A group of 25 Year 9 pupils meet
breathing’.
up with 23 Year 9 pupils from St
Patrick’s College Ballymena for a
series of Personal Development LUMPS, which stands for the
workshops. The workshops were warning signs of cancer.

planned to help all the pupils in-
volved to grow and develop as Session 3— ‘On-line safety— So-
individuals and as members of cial health’. This session was facil-
families and social and emotional itated by Constable Joanne Camp-

communities. bell from PSNI who spoke to the
pupils about E-safety and staying

safe on-line. She used video clips
All activities planned were to rein- and scenarios to allow pupils to

force knowledge that was ac- see how easily they could be Session 6— ‘Test yourself
quired during normal Year 9 tricked on-line. quiz and evaluation’. This fi-
planned lessons to help our pupils nal session was designed to
Session 4— ‘Social Health’. This
make better decisions regarding
session reinforced the messages encourage pupils to work to-
their own health.
given in session 3 with PSNI. Pu- gether in mixed groups to
pils were shown how to set their recall information they had

There were 6 planned sessions settings on social media to pri- learned during the project.
organised between both schools vate. And using all acquired
involving differing external facili- knowledge they produced on-line

tators. safety board games.

Session 1— ‘Getting to Know you’.

Different ice breakers were used
to help pupils to reintroduced
themselves to each other, as

these pupils had worked together

for PE lessons last year.

Session 5— ‘Physical Health’.
Overall the project was thor-
Julie Anne Donnelly from the
oughly enjoyed by all.
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