Session 1 · THRIVE: Improve
Filter detective
- 10 minLook at edited and unedited photos of the same object. Spot every change.
- 20 minEdit a photo of an apple or a shoe with free editing tools (Activity: 'Filter detective'). How 'perfect' can you make it? What did you have to change?
- 15 minLink to people: images of bodies online are posed, lit, filtered and chosen from many shots. Why might people still compare themselves?
- 5 minWrite one kind reminder to your future self about what you see online.
Session 2 · THRIVE: Value
Stereotype audit and the upstander
- 20 minStereotype audit: tally who is shown doing what in catalogues, sports coverage or ads (Activity: 'Who gets shown?').
- 10 minDiscuss: how does a stereotype become a 'norm'? Who is missing?
- 15 minBuild the upstander flowchart: notice, check in, choose a safe action (distract, support, speak up, report, tell an adult), follow up.
- 5 minKererū asks one question about your flowchart.
Getting started
Use the tally sheet with pictures for the stereotype audit.
Stretch
Graph your stereotype audit results and compare two sources.
Checkpoint
You can explain how online images are changed, name a stereotype and its effect, and show the steps of your upstander flowchart.
Activities for this week
- Filter detective: How much can a photo be changed before it stops being real?
- Who gets shown?: Which people and stereotypes show up in the media we see?
- The upstander flowchart: What can a bystander safely do when someone is being picked on?
Useful this week
- Body image during teen years ↗ Why images online are edited and how to look after your body image.
- Pink Shirt Day ↗ Aotearoa's day for speaking up against bullying and celebrating diversity.
- Bullying-Free NZ ↗ Ideas for students and schools working together to stop bullying.