BodyKind Schools

Organisation / Service

Butterfly Foundation


Go to BodyKind Schools (butterfly.org.au)

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.

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.

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 

National Strategy Standards and Actions

Prevention

Standard 4: Home and family, school, work, health, online, and sports, fitness and performance environments bolster protective factors and reduce risk factors.

Action 4.3: Primary and secondary schools to implement whole-of-school policies and procedures to drive a culture of body appreciation and positive relationships with food and eating, promote wellbeing and mental health literacy, including taking a harm minimisation approach across all curricula and a zero-tolerance approach to appearance or identity-based teasing and bullying.


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