school workshops
This is Your Body offers engaging, joyful and evidence-based presentations and workshops designed to educate teens about nutrition, body image, mental health, and wellbeing.
what we bring to your school
Stories, activities, facts and snacks
Practical and interactive activities
Presentations that are evidence-based and aligned with the Victorian Curriculum
Knowledge and skills from a Clinical Nutritionist (BHSc)
Enthusiasm and joy
student workshops
we offer workshops for students from years 5 to 12
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This workshop is called ‘pre-teen joy’, it is designed to support pre-teens with their body image and show them how much joy they can cultivate by eating a diverse and delicious foods filled with colour, nutrition and fun! This program runs over two sessions.
The first session gives your pre-teens all the facts and the second session gets them up and moving as they learn to celebrate and appreciate the body they are in!
Who is it for?
Years 5 and 6
What do we cover?
Body image 101
What our bodies do for us
Why we eat
Gentle nutrition
Building a fun lunchbox
The link between food and connection
Body celebration
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This two part program is called ‘the joy of being me’ It is designed to support students with their body image and nutrition during adolescence and provide them with strategies they can use as their bodies continue to change throughout their life.
The first session focuses on body image and learning how to appreciate their body. The second session teaches the importance and value of eating enough food to support their growth, development and learning.
Who is it for?
Years 7 and 8
What do we cover?
The factors that influence the way we feel about ourselves
Navigating diet-culture in a digital world
What our bodies do for us
The importance of eating enough for growth and development
Nutrition 101
How to use nutrition for energy
How to build an energy filled breakfast & lunch box
Body celebration
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A lot of teens aren’t eating before school either because they don’t have time or they don’t have an appetite first thing. This workshop teaches them the value of eating something in the morning and how they can prepare this in advance so they’re set for the day ahead. There is also an opportunity to run a cook along if your school has teaching facilities available.
Who is it for?
Years 7 and 8
What do we cover?
Why is it important that we eat enough?
The power of listening to our bodies hunger and fullness cues
Building food trust
How does the first meal of the day set up our energy trajectory?
What’s an easy breakfast I can prepare the night before school?
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This workshop has been designed to educate students about mental health and provide them with evidence-based dietary and lifestyle strategies they can use to support them. It has been written in collaboration with a counsellor and aligns with the current year 10 psychology curriculum.
Who is it for?
Years 9 and 10
What do we cover?
What is mental health?
Articulating how we feel
The gut-brain axis
The link between what we eat and the way we feel
A word on movement
The importance of rest
How can teens support someone they love?
Asking for help
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This workshop is called ‘building my own brand’. It supports students in exploring their value and worth beyond their physical appearance. We discuss the value of authenticity and provide them with strategies they can employ to show up confidently in the body they’re in and as the person they are.
Who is it for?
Years 9-10
What do we cover?
Discovering their ‘why’
Uncovering their values
Comparison culture
Building a brand
Embracing their authentic self
Importance of self-compassion
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In this ‘lunch box staples’ workshop I teach teens the importance and value of eating food at school (if they feel safe and comfortable to do so). Food is so fundamental to our ability to learn, actively engage in class, retain knowledge and think clearly. There is also an opportunity to run a cook along if your school has teaching facilities available.
Who is it for?
Years 9 and 10
What do we cover?
Why is it important that we eat enough?
The foundations of an energy filled lunch box
Nutrition for stress management
Navigating lunch box and body comparison
Responding to negative comments on appearance and lunch box choices
Lunch box meal prepping 101
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Often at school, students can be so fixated on their big goals and become disconnected with their bodies' need to rest and eat. This workshop encourages students to get back in touch with their body and supports them to make choices to take care of their mind and body in their final years of school. There is also an opportunity to run a cook along if your school has teaching facilities available.
Who is it for?
Years 11 and 12
What do we cover?
Why is it important that we eat enough?
The value of eating with minimal distractions
Easy snack ideas that you can both buy and bake
How to tune back into the bodies need for food and rest
A word on movement
The importance of rest
Making time for joy
Asking for help
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This presentation has been written in collaboration with Year 12 English teachers to ensure it aligns with the VCE English Curriculum on ‘writing about personal journeys’.
In this presentation I candidly share my personal journey. For many young the path when they finish school isn’t going to be linear. Uncertainty is almost guaranteed. As someone that lived according to a ‘plan’, I can’t say I was all too comfortable when things started to unravel in my twenties. In addition to being a clinical nutritionist, I have also completed a Bachelor of Laws and Arts where I majored in journalism. I love writing and share this passion with the students in addition to sharing my personal journey.
Who is it for?
Year 12 VCE English students
What do we cover?
My personal journey from being a ‘good girl’ who always followed the plan, to someone who has leaned into the lessons that have presented and created a life that looks nothing like she could have anticipated.
Strategies to navigate uncertainty & change
Learning how to find joy in the writing process
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So many teens love to move their body by participating in sport, dance, calisthenics and gymnastics but how many of them know what to eat to have the energy they need to train, perform and recover? This presentation aims to educate young people about the link between nutrition and sports in a way that is fun and practical! We also sprinkle in a chat about body image and feeling confident in our bodies just as they are!
Who is it for?
Teens that participate in sport, dance, calisthenics or gymnastics.
What do we cover?
Sports nutrition (training. game/show day, recovery)
Injury nutrition
Strategies to employ on days where we might be struggling with our body image basics
teacher and parent workshops
we also offer workshops for teachers, wellbeing teams, and parents in both primary and secondary schools.
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This presentation provides teachers and wellbeing staff with the knowledge, tools and strategies that they can use to empower young people to make informed and educated decisions about their health and wellbeing in a way that is joyful and practical.
Who is it for?
Primary & secondary school teachers and wellbeing staff
What do we cover?
The impact of poor body image and eating disorders on young people
The importance of nutrition for energy, cognition, and development
Identifying if a student might be struggling
Education around the type of language that fosters a joyful relationship with food and body
Nutrition and body image Q & A
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This presentation provides parents with knowledge and language they can apply in their home to support them in fostering a joyful relationship with food and body in their home.
Who is it for?
Parents of pre-teens & teens
What do we cover?
The things that influence the way our young people feel about food and their body
The impact that body image has on health decision making and their ability to engage at school and with their peers
The importance of eating enough for growth and development
The type of language you can use in the home to promote a joyful relationship with food and body
Easy breakfast and lunch ideas for teens
Opportunity for a Q&A
hear it from our teens
let’s empower your teens together
Let’s jump on a call so we can learn more about your school and how we can work together to empower and educate your students.
FAQs
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1. Book a chat
In this 15-minute chat we get to meet! Gel will get to learn about YOUR SCHOOL and how you can work together to empower and educate your students. Gel will walk you through our process, your investment and what you can expect from working with us.
2. Lock in a date
We find a date and time that works for YOU and your students.
3. Let’s talk details
We talk about what you want to get out of the presentation, pick a yummy recipe for your students (and the teachers!!) and Gel answers any of your questions.
4. It’s presentation day!
This is where we bring the presentation to life!! Gel visits your school and brings with her a bag full of goodies, resources and joy to share with your school community.
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Students walk away with a smile on their face (hopefully!), a whole heap of knowledge; a bookmark, an eBook loaded with strategies, activities and recipes, a delicious snack, and a better understanding of nutrition and their body.
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It wouldn’t be fun if you didn’t get to walk away with some goodies too!! Teachers also receive a whole heap of knowledge, a bookmark, a delicious snack and, strategies of how they can continue to implement the lessons learnt into their classes.
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Great question!! This is Your Body wants to enhance the learning that is happening in the classroom so we have designed all our presentations to align with the Victorian Curriculum for Levels 7 to 10 in both Health & Physical Education, and Personal & Social Capability.
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Our presentations and workshops go for between 60 and 90 minutes depending on the one you book. At This is Your Body we understand the pressure on teachers and how difficult it can be to fit us into your timetable (not a job that we envy). We aim to make your life EASIER by adapting our presentations to work for YOU and YOUR SCHOOL. Book in a chat to see how we can make our presentations and workshops work for YOU.
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Absolutely there is!! Gel is a Clinical Nutritionist and also runs a 6-week program, which aims to lighten the mental load of teens, by teaching them how to build a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Gel works 1:1 with your teen to support them with their health, plus we give your teen exclusive access to our community where they can learn to cook and celebrate their bodies alongside a group of fun and like-minded individuals. Students are also so welcome to send Gel an email following a presentation if they don’t feel confident to ask when she is visiting.
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We would LOVE to come and visit more than once! As a THANK YOU for inviting us to be an active member of your community we have packages available. Packages give you and your students access to BONUS materials to support them with their nutrition and body image. To learn more, book in a free 15-minute chat with Gel.
body bop program
This is Your Body also offers 1:1 support for teens.