This Strategy will help students to:

• share their thoughts and ideas about Nutrition and Physical Activity with their peers
• interact and communicate with a number of peers on a one-to-one basis
• develop respect for the thoughts and ideas of others.

Implement using the following steps:

1. Introduce and explain the nature and purpose of the Circle Talk Strategy to the students.
2. Organise the class into two concentric circles (one circle within the other). If needed, smaller groups of students could be organised into separate concentric circles.
3. Have the students on the inside and outside circles face each other and then stand (or sit) facing their opposite partner.
4. Present a topic, issue or statement relating to Nutrition or Physical Activity to the group.
5. Provide the class 15-30 seconds ‘thinking’ time and then ask the students on the outside circle to share their thoughts and ideas with their partner. Once the outside circle partner has finished speaking they say ‘pass’ to indicate it is the inside circle partner’s turn to speak.
6. When the inside partner has finished speaking, have the outside circle students rotate one or two positions to face a new partner where the discussion process is repeated.
7. Repeat the change of partner and discussion process as many times as required.
8. Complete the activity with a debrief in which thoughts and ideas raised during the circle discussion are considered and reviewed.