Dove Self-Esteem Project Ireland

Dove is the biggest provider of self-esteem education in the world and believes that no young person should be held back from reaching their full potential. But in Ireland, 87% of girls do not have high body-esteem — one of the highest levels globally!

Help us combat this by building body confidence and self-esteem through the Dove Self-Esteem Project. The project has been running globally since 2014 and is now available in the Republic of Ireland, with new resources written by education experts and endorsed by Irish teachers.

The updated and refreshed Confident Me resources for 11-14 year-olds provide teachers with the tools they need to support their students to build positive body confidence.

Themes covered in Confident Me include:

• Appearance pressures
• Appearance ideals in the media and social media
• Avoiding comparison & taking action
• Celebrating uniqueness

Dove’s Self-Esteem Project gives schools an incredibly versatile set of resources that include lesson plans, presentations and activity sheets. There’s a single lesson that could be taught in a tutor group or, in assembly, plus a series of five lessons that can be used to develop students’ knowledge over a term.

Also available for Primary Schools are the brand new Amazing Me resources for 8-11 year-olds, written by education experts.

The Amazing Me resources cover two topics:

• Body confidence
• Bullying & teasing

Across the two topics you’ll have access to:

• A five-lesson series of lesson plans
• A three-session pack including lesson plan and PowerPoint with virtual delivery option

Parents can also build their child’s confidence and self-esteem at home with the Dove Confidence Kit. It contains top tips and handy checklists covering appearance ideals, bullying, family communication and much more.

Every young person deserves to grow up feeling confident about themselves. Use our free resources today to support your learners at home or in school.

“These workshops offer teachers lots of fun and positive resources to engage students in issues relevant to growing up in today’s society such as body image, self-esteem, and the media. They are ideal for use as part of the SPHE and Wellbeing curriculum. There is also a resource specifically for parents that offers guidance on the role that they can play.”

Teacher, Dublin