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Week Five

Secondary·Years 7–10

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Week Five blends teamwork, physical activity, and creative expression to help students strengthen their connections, sharpen their thinking, and enjoy working together toward shared goals. Through collaborative games and quick-thinking challenges, students learn how to communicate clearly, support one another, and strategise as a team. High-energy movement activities build coordination and fitness, while encouraging students to work cooperatively, celebrate small wins, and stay focused in fun, fast-paced situations.

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This week also gives students the opportunity to express themselves creatively and reflect on their role within the group. By drawing, sharing, and discussing personal insights, students gain a deeper understanding of what they bring to the team and what they need from others to thrive. Combined with physical challenges that require planning, trust, and adaptability, Week Five strengthens teamwork, self-awareness, and group cohesion, creating a positive, collaborative environment where every student feels valued and involved.

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Three is a Crowd

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Four Quadrant Fun

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Dice Combos

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Gratitude

Dice Eliminator Partner Challenge

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From the Secondary curriculum · last updated 10 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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Gratitude

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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