Wellbeing Matters

Fairy Bread Day - Sprinkle it with Kindness!

When: Wednesday 18 October at lunchtime 

Where: Central Plaza

Details: Our Student Wellbeing Action Group (SWAG) along with the Wellbeing Team will be buttering, sprinkling and making hundreds of pieces of fairy bread to share with our students for FREE at lunch time. 

Why: We want to help sprinkle kindness across our school! 

Wear it Purple Day

Celebrating diversity, last Friday we stood united to support and uplift our LGBTQ+ friends and community. Inclusivity, respect and acceptance matters!

R U OK? - Thursday 14 September

The Wellbeing Team will be having a lunchtime activity to celebrate and check in to ask R U OK?

Join Butterfly and two Practicing Accredited Dietitians and learn how to help your teen have a positive and balanced relationship with food.  Topics covered include: Why it's hard to charter a healthy course | What's helpful diet information and what's problematic | Supporting eating through puberty | Troubleshooting common eating dilemmas - 'junk food', 'high protein diets', veganism, not eating at school.

Details

Tuesday, 12th September

7 - 8pm (AEST), plus question time

Via Zoom (time-limited recording available)

Body Confident Children and Teens - For Parents

Information and practical tips for parents of primary and secondary-age children on how to promote positive body image in the home.  Topics covered include: Body image influences | The role of body image in problematic eating and exercise behaviours | How to positively role model | Responding to appearance talk and appearance-teasing |What to do if concerned.

Details

Tuesday, 17th October

7 - 8pm (AEDT), plus question time

Via Zoom (recording available)

Cost: $15

Community Mentors for Students

We often get asked within the Wellbeing Team about community mentors for students and ‘A Path to Follow’ is a local organisation which has just that. Read more here.

Ms Dilek Yucel (Psychologist, Head of Wellbeing), Ms Rachel Felmingham (Mental Health Practitioner), Mr Elin Kim (Counsellor) and Bali (Therapy Dog)