Welcome to the Be Positive Program website. My passion is building resilience and Wellbeing in everyone, old and young. It includes regular Posts that have lots of ideas for lessons and strategies from 3-100, and a Resilience and Wellbeing Program that has been developed and tested in Australian schools, covering every Social and Emotional Curriculum Standard. It can easily be used in any English speaking country. The Posters are currently being used at every school level, from Prep /Pre-Primary to the final year at secondary school, as well as in waiting rooms, and by some Psychologists.
The current Lesson Plans and Workbook are best for children from 4 – 8 years, but can be adapted up or down to suit different levels.
Be the best you can be 
A Western Australian school described the lesson plans and workbook as, ‘The most teacher friendly program we have ever seen!’
Growth Mindset is being aware of what we are thinking (our self Talk) and whether it is helping us grow as a person. The way we think effects both ourselves and those around us. Having a Fixed Mindset stops our growth, and can can make us anxious and unhappy. A Growth Mindset helps us to keep on trying in difficult …
Don’t be a Bystander. Every Life Matters. If you watch someone being bullied, and don’t do anything to help, you are being a Bystander. Being a Bystander is helping a bully, as you are not saying it is wrong. You need to find help if you cannot help yourself.
All feelings are OK, it’s what you do with them that counts. Are you STRONG ENOUGH to control your feelings? What strategies can you use so your feelings don’t control you?
Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.
TALK, WALK, TELL- is a mantra to teach people to TALK up and say, ‘Stop I don’t like ..’ to try and stop bullying before it goes too far, WALK away if it doesn’t stop and then most importantly TELL a responsible person to get help. Practice by role playing with realistic scenarios.
Also available in the Poster Set and as …
Calming Corners and Spaces By Barb Bellesini Many lives have been turned upside down in the past two years. Anxiety is being felt by many children and adults, so we need many different calming strategies, Read more…
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ‘I acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Read more…
By Barb Bellesini The pandemic, and bushfires in Australia, have left everyone effected in some way. Loss of:- Privileges, jobs, homes, family contact, travel, sport, gyms, medical support, weddings, lives, funerals, celebrations, visitors, even toilet Read more…