Health

Students are urged to lead healthy, well- balanced lives and to understand the links between the physical, social, emotional, academic and spiritual elements in their lives. Life in a residential community should help students build the resilience needed to meet the challenges of life.

Balanced, nutritious meals, including international dishes, are served in the communal dining room. Staff supervise meals and there is plenty of food for healthy young appetites. Light snacks can be prepared in the student snack room, provided students clean up afterwards. Several mornings a week, students prepare and take their lunch to School.

In keeping with the School’s guidelines on prescription medicines, parents should provide the Director with all relevant, current medical information and update the information as required. Parents will complete a Medical Information Form, which will assist staff in caring fully for all students.

If a student has been under the regular care of a doctor, medical specialist, psychologist or psychiatrist for any condition, a letter from that practitioner, which summarises the problem and current treatment, must be sent by parents for inclusion in the student’s medical history. Where applicable, this will also include a written description from the medical practitioner of the required dosage, time and frequency of each medication. ALL medicines MUST be handed in to a staff member to be locked in the medical cupboard and will be given out as prescribed.

We know that lack of sleep is one of the biggest contributors to poor health in adolescents. We expect that students adhere to set bed times, and aim to get the required nine hours of sleep each night for maximum brain functioning and formation of neural pathways.

Regular exercise is important in maintaining both a healthy body and a healthy mind. Students should aim to complete at least three sessions of physical activity each week.

If a student is unwell, it is his or her responsibility to alert the Director or Assistant Director on duty. All Residential Staff hold Senior First Aid Certificates and will use discretion with respect to making doctor’s appointments.

Local or five-day boarder students who remain unwell for a second consecutive day will either be sent home or required to seek medical attention. If a student remains home from school, the student does not go out in the afternoon and there will be a limit to social activities until the student fully recovers.