This September support young people’s body image by joining Butterfly’s annual free schools awareness initiative, BodyKind Schools.
Finding ways to like, accept, love or even feel positive about your body can be challenging but we can all try to be a little kinder.
About Body Kind Schools
BodyKind Schools is Australia’s largest annual positive body image initiative for young people (aged 11-18 years) providing free and engaging activities to help young Australians find ways to be kind to their own body and to others. BodyKind Schools is just one part of Butterfly’s BodyKind initiative to create environments which support body confidence for all.
What does it mean to be BodyKind?
Who can take part?
Anyone working with young people can get involved. BodyKind Schools learning activities have been developed for young people in late primary and secondary (11-18yo) and other youth settings. However, some of the general awareness activities can also be implemented with younger primary school aged students.
Registrations must be by an adult.
Why participate?
It can be challenging to know how to address body image concerns. BodyKind Schools makes it simpler.
It’s fun, flexible and FREE! You choose which activities you do from the range of free resources provided and decide when you do it; whatever works for you. Activities can be teacher- or peer-led.
Sign-up now and you’ll be joining thousands of schools and youth organisations around Australia in addressing this important issue.
What’s included?
Free online resources including:
Educator or peer-led workshop & classroom activities (11-18yo)
BodyKind Fundraiser: Be BodyKind Today (P-12)
Downloadable posters (P-12)
Digital clips (11-18yo)
Free student virtual BodyKind Leadership workshops for Yrs 6 – 8 and Yrs 9 – 10.
A free live webinar to support educators
Why not explore…?
BodyKind Leadership Digital Program A 30-minute digital workshop helping young people to become BodyKind Leaders, with supporting Educator Guide (11–15 years).
BodyKind Journal Explores some of the key messages of being BodyKind and encourages young people to apply these in real life (11–15 years).
Positive Relationships with Eating Activities Learning activities to help students nourish their bodies regularly throughout the day (11–16 years), with supporting guidelines for schools on creating a positive eating environment.
Welcome to BodyKind Schools Assembly Clip A digital clip to introduce your school’s involvement with BodyKind Schools to students in class, assemblies, or on digital display boards.
REGISTER
Hold a BodyKind Fundraiser
A BodyKind Fundraiser is a way you can help raise valuable funds so that Butterfly can continue to support body confidence, Australia-wide.
There are many ways to get involved. Take a look at our BodyKind Fundraising Guide for some great gold coin donation ideas.
How much you raise is not important; shining a light on being BodyKind is.
Need to know more before registering? Read our FAQs or contact our team with any questions – education@butterfly.org.au
Share BodyKind Schools
We’d love your help in letting others know about BodyKind Schools.
Looking for more primary age content?
Butterfly’s whole of primary school program Butterfly Body Bright providing schools with curriculum aligned lesson plans (foundation upwards), online, self-paced professional development, information and resources for parents and school culture guidelines to build a positive body image community.
Let’s talk
Find out more about BodyKind Schools and Butterfly prevention programs for young people, professionals and parents.
Email us: education@butterfly.org.au
