Decision Making/ Health/Obesity/ Consumerism/ Teasing
Yrs K/P-6
Costs
Only $4.50 per student
Min fee $650 per performance (+GST)
Includes post performance discussion/activity notes linked to the curriculum in each state, permission note and newsletter promo.
DURATION: 1 hour incl. discussion
FREE CD and POSTERS with every booking!
For Bookings - Freecall: 1800 676 224
Curriculum Links
NSW - PDHPE, Creative Arts (Drama, Dance, Music)
ACT - HPE, The Arts
VIC - HPE, The Arts
QLD - ELA's: Social and Personal Learning, Health and Physical Learning, Language Learning and Communication, Active Learning Processes. KLA's: HPE, The Arts (Drama, Dance, Music) plus Smart Moves, Active-Ate, Safe and Healthy Schools Initiative
SA - HPE, The Arts (Drama, Dance, Music)
TAS - Health and Wellbeing, Arts (Drama, Dance, Music), Society and History, Tasmanian Physical Activity Plan, plus Get Moving Tasmania, Active Healthy Schools 2006
PLUS - National Values Framework, KidsMatter, Pastoral Care, Student Welfare, National Education and the Arts Statement, The Australian Physical Activity Guidelines, Health-Promoting Schools.
"Highly recommended! Full of energy and excitement. Clever use of humour to heighten awareness of serious health issues. Highly professional, best group we have ever booked! Thanks so much!" St Luke's Primary School, Capalaba
Written by J Johnson. INCLUDES: Decision Making, Teasing, Obesity, Healthy Lifestyles, Concentration, Motivation, Media Pressure, Consumerism, Advertising, Exercise, Type 2 Diabetes.
"Delightful! Great message about body image and decision making - a whole new approach to health education. BRAVO!" Bundanoon Public School
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On Arkon, Cal and Mindi live in a perfect world - then through an extraordinary twist of fate they are thrown into a world of excess.
Mindi becomes anxious, competitive about toys and brand-name clothes and talks in jingles and TV speak, while Cal is glued to the computer screen drowning in junk food. They try to escape but have lost the ability to communicate. Mindi is hyperactive and unable to concentrate, and Cal is sluggish and unmotivated. They begin to tease and bully each other.
They are slipping into obesity, depression and loneliness. Your students will help Cal and Mindi fight the Junk Food Giant and the Media Magnet, and choose what is really necessary to maintain a happy, healthy mind and body.
Students will learn why the human body craves fat and sugar and are shown the adverse effects of artificial flavouring/colouring and caffeine. 'Saving Cal & Mindi' exposes the methods the media use to trick them into buying junk food and believing they are not skinny or beautiful enough i.e. market research, slogans, unrealistic images and cool music. They will begin to see the difference between “want” and “need”. It will be very clear that we need to be satisfied with our body shape and personal possessions and eliminate the nastiness associated with competing and comparing ourselves to others.
"Sensational! Taught me not to eat junk food all the time, and to get up and do stuff. Best show ever!" Students - St Augustine's Primary School, Palm Beach
"Absolutely loved it! Touched on peer pressure, commercialism, healthy eating and friendship. Couldn't be better!" Belvedere Park Primary School
"Entertaining! Taught me about making good choices, positive mind set, never give up, to question advertising, eat healthy food and exercise." Students - Revesby South Primary School
