Wellbeing News

Basketball Knockout Competition

This year the wellbeing team is hosting basketball knockout competitions at lunchtime for all students. Students have had fun competing against one another to see who would be crowned the Basketball Knockout King or Queen for their year level. The players are all very enthusiastic and have shown great sportsmanship! Everyone has played extremely well and displayed some high-quality shooting (NBA Scouts look no further!) A big congratulations to all of our winners and to everyone who participated. 

Mario Karts Tournament

Our lunchtime Mario Kart tournaments have been very popular with students and a great success. The action has been fast paced, and the tension is palpable! We have had some very close racers and the students have loved cheering on their peers. All students have displayed some amazing kart skills! Well done to everyone who has participated so far, we will start the rotation again so all year levels get another chance to show their skills!

Martial Arts Therapy Program (MAT)

In term one a group of year 8 students completed the MAT program; the students were all successful in achieving their goal of breaking the boards. Breaking the boards is a celebration of their MAT journey, it recognises personal qualities and achievements. Students need to listen carefully and embrace what they have been taught throughout the program to be able to successfully break the boards in their final session. It was fantastic to watch, and all the students celebrated their MAT journey by successfully breaking boards. In term two we have a group of year 9’s participating in the MAT program, it is exciting to witness their growth each week and we can’t wait to see them successfully break the boards in a few weeks.

Student Wellbeing Committee

The CSC Student Wellbeing Committee is officially off and running! The Wellbeing Committee runs fortnightly on Wednesdays during lunchtime and is open to all students interested in discussing topics regarding mental health and wellbeing initiatives at CSC, and to help promote these within the school. The Student Wellbeing Committee has had a great start in term two, we have had some interesting discussions and done some great activities. It was great to have some volunteers from the Student Wellbeing Committee assist with the successful running of IDAHOBIT Day on Tuesday 17th May. The Student Wellbeing Committee will be involved in promoting and celebrating other important events within our school community. 

Watch this space! 

Refugee Education Support Program (RESP) 

We are very excited to announce that our application to partner with the Refugee Education Support Program (RESP) for 2022/2023 was successful.  The College RESP team will participate in professional development and coordinate the implementation of processes to enable us to better support young people of refugee backgrounds at Cranbourne Secondary College. As part of our RESP journey we look forward to working closely with the Centre for Multicultural Youth and Foundation House.

What is RESP  

The Refugee Education Support Program (RESP) is a two-year program aimed at assisting schools to identify and implement strategies which have a positive impact on the achievement, engagement and wellbeing outcomes of students from refugee backgrounds and their families.  

RESP uses a Whole School Approach to explore five areas of action: teaching and learning, families, partnerships with community agencies, school climate and transitions.  

Children and young people from refugee backgrounds are often highly motivated, bringing with them a range of skills and strengths to succeed in their education, but can often face significant challenges in accessing the support they need to remain engaged in and successfully navigate school.  

These educational challenges are often compounded due to learning a new language, navigating a new culture and social system, building peer relationships, negotiating grief and loss associated with separation from significant others and an unfamiliar and different education environment.  

In response, RESP provides schools with coordinated support to have a positive impact on the academic and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people of refugee backgrounds.  

How has RESP helped other schools?  

The Refugee Education Support Program has contributed to the following outcomes for past schools:  

• Schools have improved their capacity to plan for and meet the needs of refugee children and families in relation to teaching and learning practices, school policies and processes.  
• Teachers and school staff have increased capacity to engage and support children and families.  
• Families of students from refugee backgrounds are more engaged with their school, their child’s learning, and community.  
• Longer term improved school engagement, achievement and well-being outcomes for children and young people of refugee backgrounds.