Wellbeing
Parents
Welcome to the Student Wellbeing Hub. Here you will find information and resources about important topics to help your child have a safe and positive experience at school.
Students
Welcome to the Student Wellbeing Hub – your space for exploring topics important to you.
Topics
Find topics to help the whole school community to create and maintain a safe, supportive and respectful learning environment.
- Healthy Minds and Bodies
- Protecting Against Bullying
- Respecting Diversity
- Building Positive Relationships
- Safe and Responsible Choices
- Being Safe Online
RESPECTING DIVERSITY
Respect for diversity is the hallmark of a school community that is confident and strong in its values and beliefs. When students understand that each individual is unique with their own individual differences they can begin to value and appreciate these for the richness they bring to the school and wider community.
Diversity exists in various ways including race, gender, ethnicity, religious belief, political allegiance or lifestyle choices.
The National Safe Schools Framework explicitly states that students feel safe in a community that promotes and acts on positive values including the demonstration of respect and support for student diversity. Schools are required to recognise and respond to the distinct needs of specific groups in the school community and ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging and connectedness.
We can all learn from one another and the first step is understanding and respecting diversity.
Find out about
- Embracing cultural diversity
- Understanding and valuing difference
- Whole-school approaches to counter racism
- How diversity can enrich a school environment
- Research into gender discrimination and its effects on young people
- Where young people can get support and advice on a range of issues related to diversity
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August Wear it Purple Day
On Friday the 25th of August Wear it Purple Day was celebrated at Ringwood Secondary College. This day saw students and teachers around the school bling up their outfits with their best purple accessories.
Wear it Purple day is a day to acknowledge diversity and foster a supportive, safe and accepting environment for all young people. On this day the Stand Out Group sold fairy floss, chocolates and various badges during lunchtime in support of the day, as well as giving away free give-aways provided by the Maroondah City Council. Stand Out managed to make a whopping $300. All of the proceeds made on the day are going towards the Melbourne Period Project which supports people experiencing homelessness by providing sanitary products, help and support to them during their time of need. The project also supports other charitable ideas all listed on their website: http://www.melbourneperiodproject.org.au.
Overall the day was very successful and a great day for everyone to be a part of. Thank you to Stand Out for advertising the day and raising soo much money for a great cause, if you would like to be a part of Stand Out they are always accepting of new students and teachers if you would like to come and see what it’s all about we hold meetings every Tuesday lunchtime in Wellbeing. So come say hi. Stand Out is a student-led group that focuses on equal rights and social justice issues on our campus and in our community.
Bec Battersby
Year 11