Student Wellbeing
Season's For Growth 2020
On Wednesday the 13th November and Thursday the 14th November, Kim Goddard and myself traveled down to Geelong to participate in the Season's for Growth Companion Training Course. This means that we now have four staff members trained to run the Season's for Growth Program at COHR in 2020.
What is Season's for Growth?
Season's for Growth is based on the belief that change and loss are part of life, and grief is a normal response to these losses. Children, young people and adults need the opportunity to learn about how death, separation, divorce or other significant loss events may impact on their lives.
The Season's for Growth program provides an opportunity for participants to learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to understand and respond well to such experiences.
Overview of the program
The program helps participants in the following ways:
- supports children and young people to understand and respond well to issues they experience as a result of death, separation, divorce or other significant change and loss in their lives
- assists children and young people to understand that their feelings and other reactions are normal
- develops skills for coping, problem solving and decision making
- builds a peer support network
- helps restore self-confidence and self-esteem
- educates children and young people about the grief process.
If you think your child may benefit from this program, please speak to your child's classroom teacher, or contact myself or Kim Goddard at the school. You may also want to have a look as the website Good Grief - Season's for Growth for more information.
Myself and Kim are looking forward to running the program in 2020, as we have already had some parents express interest, if you have any questions or wish to email me please do so: efaella@cohroakeast.catholic.edu.au
- Emily Faella (Wellbeing Leader)
School Wide Expectations
In 2017, we developed our School Wide Expectations. These expectation encompass all the values that we as a school think should be shown to/by all individuals.
These values are: Show Respect, Be Safe, Try Your Best, Be A Team and Follow Christ.
Each week at our Friday Assembly, Mr. Welsford selects an expectation that the school will focus on. Teachers will choose one student in their class who have shown that expectation to receive acknowledgment and the SEL award.
Parents are encouraged to use these expectations at home with the children, as this will help them develop the language and behaviours that accompany the school expectations.
Some behaviours that students may show which demonstrate the school expectations are:
Show Respect: Taking turns, being patient, listening to adults and one another
Be Safe: Holding mum or dads hand when crossing the road, wearing helmets when riding bikes or scooters, being aware of their surroundings
Try Your Best: Completing their reading and homework to the best of their ability, showing persistence with jobs/chores at home
Be A Team: Playing nicely with siblings and/or family members, showing sportsmanship and positive attitudes at after school activities
Follow Christ: Showing kindness to family and friends, sharing toys with their siblings, using manners when speaking to others.
Emily Faella - Wellbeing Leader