Any Body's Cool

Free to ACT Schools

Students will learn about body image and its impact on thoughts, feelings and actions. The course will help students identify helpful/unhelpful messages, discern the impact of media re-enforcing unrealistic beauty ideals and how this can be challenged. It will provide positive strategies to maintain participants physical and mental health.

By the end of the session participants will:

• know what ‘body image’ is, and its impact on thoughts, feelings and actions;
• be able to identify helpful and unhelpful messages and their sources;
• be able to identify the impact of traditional and social media in re-enforcing unrealistic beauty ideals and how this can be challenged;
• know where to go for help for body image concerns;
• be able to identify how body image can be influenced;
• understand the impact that appearance-based teasing can have on a person;
• have positive strategies to maintain their physical and mental health.

Australian Curriculum Links
Years 7, 8 

• ACPPS070
• ACPPS074
• ACPPS075
• ACPPS077