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Week Eight

Secondary·Years 7–10

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Week Eight strengthens students’ strategic thinking, physical fitness, and gratitude practice through a dynamic blend of movement, problem-solving, and reflection. Students take part in fast-paced games that require them to think ahead, plan their moves, and stay focused under pressure. Through activities like 21 Reasons to Smile, Dice Cricket, and Tic Tac Toe Ten, they refine their ability to strategise while staying physically active, building endurance, coordination, and confidence in a fun, competitive environment.

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Alongside the action, students deepen their emotional awareness and appreciation for the positive aspects of their lives. The Get Detecting activity encourages them to explore how Play, Exercise, Gratitude, and Giving show up across different environments, building self-awareness and nurturing a balanced mindset. Together, this week’s activities help students understand the importance of thinking ahead, staying active, and practising gratitude, supporting not only their physical and cognitive growth but also their emotional well-being and daily resilience.

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21 Reasons to Smile

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Dice Cricket

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From the Secondary curriculum · last updated 9 Dec 2025

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Personal & Social Capability and HPE Version 2.0, VCAA, used by Victorian schools.

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VC2CP8S02Levels 7–8: How to distinguish between productive and unproductive coping strategies; strategies for peer support and empathetic communication during adversity.
VC2CP8O04Levels 7–8: Situations that benefit from collaboration; strategies for setting team goals; and ways team members can support one another to achieve goals.
VC2CP10O05Levels 9–10: When and how to adapt skills and strategies to prevent, defuse or resolve conflict within and between groups in different contexts.

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VC2CP8S03Levels 7–8: Strategies for reflecting on and developing personal strengths in different contexts; connecting personal interests to broader life/careers.
VC2CP8O03Levels 7–8: Factors that affect how personal and group relationships are expressed and experienced, including personal boundaries, intimacy, distribution of power and social expectations.
VC2CP10O03Levels 9–10: Personal, social and cultural factors that influence the ability to experience respectful relationships; the rights and responsibilities of individuals in relationships.

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VC2CP8S01Levels 7–8: Ways to recognise emotional complexity and its causes and consequences.
VC2CP10S01Levels 9–10: Ways to analyse and evaluate emotional complexity in different contexts and from different perspectives.
VC2CP10S04Levels 9–10: How to identify and adapt strategies for improving confidence, adaptability and perseverance, considering personal and social enablers and barriers.

View official curriculum →Victorian Curriculum F–10 v2.0

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