Glenwood school students dance their way into BRAVE video to inspire Australian children
STUDENTS from Holy Cross Primary, Glenwood are featured in a new innovative new online resource to help primary age children.
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STUDENTS from Holy Cross Primary, Glenwood are featured in a new innovative new online resource to help primary age children.
The enthusiastic students, who had been coached by Gabrielle Russo from Dance Fever, can be seen during the filming of the song “Brave” by Sara Bareilles, and also features TV hosts Olivia Phyland, Kayne Tremills and Tim Mathews.
The resource is the product of CatholicCare Social Services and Western Sydney University with backing from Bendigo Bank and School of Humanities and Communication at WSU.
The video clip seeks to break the word BRAVE down into an acronym standing for B — Be Yourself, R — Remember your strengths and the positive things in your life, A — Ask for help when you need it, V — Voice, say what you want to say, E — Everybody struggles sometimes, it’s human, you’re not alone.
At the end of the clip, viewers are directed to www.bebrave.help which points to www.inspir8.com.au a site dedicated to positive messages and materials.
“Resilience is like a super power and everyone needs to learn how to use it,” said Lucinda Bentley, 11, who acted in the film clip.
Holy Cross Primary Glenwood Principal, Marina Hardy said they were glad to be part of this initiative.
“We were very happy to make the time to co-ordinate our students and participate in this project,” she said.
It was an exciting and memorable experience for the children and the brave message is consistent with our school mission of mission of being safe, being respectful and doing our personal best.”
A spokeswoman for the new resource said the website aims to fill a gap in the market for online material that is age appropriate for primary school students.
“As well as the Brave video clip, the website features messages from a diverse range of adults such as Western Sydney Wanderers captain Shannon Cole, GWS Giants and Australian Young person of the Year 2015, Drisana Levitzke-Gray, who share their recollections of being in primary school and what they have learned since,” she said.
Check out the video: Glenwood's Holy Cross Primary Brave video
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