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Living Fully Together

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Living Fully Together

Read the scenario, then work through the questions. In this worksheet, advocacy means speaking or acting respectfully to support people’s dignity, wellbeing and participation. There can be more than one thoughtful response to reflection questions.

The lunch-space idea

At Kauri Bay Intermediate, a group notices that some students spend lunchtime alone. Others find the busy courtyard overwhelming, and the school garden has become untidy. The group listens to students, including those who are often left out. They suggest a quiet, welcoming lunch space, invite people to help care for the garden, and plan to ask school leaders what is possible. They want to include people’s ideas rather than decide everything for them.

1.Which statement best explains what “living fully” could mean in this scenario?

Having the most popular lunch spot
Being able to feel safe, valued and included in community life
Getting everyone to agree with one person’s plan
Avoiding responsibility for shared spaces

2.Which two actions show the group is practising advocacy? Select two.

Listening to students who are often left out
Making a plan without asking anyone else
Taking people’s concerns to school leaders respectfully
Telling students they must use the new space

3.True or false: Advocacy always means speaking for someone without asking what they want.

TrueFalse

4.Match each action to the community value it most directly supports.

A. Ask students what would make the space comfortable
B. Take turns tidying the garden
C. Invite a student sitting alone to join, without pressuring them

3. Inclusion and respect
1. Shared responsibility
2. Listening and participation

5.A student says, “A quiet lunch space is a silly idea.” Write a respectful reply that acknowledges their view and keeps the discussion open.

6.In the Christian Gospel, John 10:10 includes the words, “I came that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Explain one way the group’s idea connects with this message.

7.Catholic Social Teaching includes the dignity of every person and the common good. Explain how each idea could guide the group’s decisions.

8.The group has only enough helpers for one first step. Which would be the most responsible choice, and why?

Start a garden tidy-up with agreed safety steps and shared jobs
Change the courtyard rules without telling anyone
Promise the quiet space will be built next week
Leave all the work to one student

9.Write a short proposal the group could take to school leaders. Include the need they noticed, one action they suggest, and how they will check whether it helps.

10.Choose one practical action you could take in a community you belong to. State the action, who it could support, and one respectful way to find out what they need.