SELF

Students in Years 7–12 participate in regular SELF lessons, a program designed to support students’ social and emotional wellbeing, academic development and future aspirations. The SELF program is grounded in the principles of GEL+EL and draws on The Resilience Project curriculum to foster connection, helping students build strong relationships with themselves, their peers and the wider school community. Our aim is to support the whole student and address areas of personal development that may not always be covered in traditional subject classrooms.

Year 7 students have begun the year by getting to know one another and settling into secondary school life, supported by Year 10 students through our Peer Support Program.

Year 8 is focusing on building connections with their peers, their teachers and the broader school community. Students are taking part in sharing circles each lesson and are undertaking regular team building activities to support their relationship building with their peers.

Year 9 SELF has begun with a strong focus on resilience and gratitude. Students also started their weekly cohort challenge, working in teams to build the tallest tower using only paper and tape. Throughout the activity, they demonstrated strong teamwork and resilience in overcoming challenges.

For Year 10, the focus shifts towards future pathways. Students have started exploring career options and making plans for upcoming work experience.

Year 11 and 12 students are examining how they study and identifying strategies that will support them throughout their senior years.

Year 11 VM is focusing on understanding their own identity and emotional intelligence whilst learning about resilience through the book 'Crashing into Potential' by Scott B Harris. Students are using The Resilience Project Journal to reflect on their own life experiences, with the aim of identifying areas for improvement and implementing any strategies suitable from our reading.

Beyond the classroom, students are encouraged to apply the strategies they learn in their everyday lives, including mindfulness, emotional literacy, resilience and gratitude. All students are provided with a Resilience Project Journal, which can be used for reflection and to access lesson content. Students are encouraged to take their journal to all classes, as prompts in the Daily News will increasingly support regular journaling and reflection. Evidence from The Resilience Project shows that embedding these practices into daily routines helps students develop and sustain these skills over time. We hope that students will continue to draw on these strategies long after they leave secondary school and as they move confidently into the wider world.