WELLBEING

SEL Update: Personal Strengths in P-6

In Term 3, we will continue the Respectful Relationships framework to guide the 

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum. The program helps students to develop their social, emotional and positive relationship skills. 

This term, our focus is personal strengths. Children and young people need a vocabulary to help them recognise and understand strengths and positive qualities in themselves and others. This topic provides learning activities to build this vocabulary and to use it when discussing personal, social and ethical challenges. Research in the field of positive psychology emphasises the importance of identifying and using individual strengths.

Social and emotional learning programs which use strength-based approaches promote student wellbeing, positive behaviour and academic achievement.

Respectful Relationships is taught in Prep to Year 6 on Monday afternoons. The activities undertaken in these sessions will support students in identifying and describing their personal strengths and challenges.

If you have any questions about the Respectful Relationships framework, please email jmiller@sahighett.cahtolic.edu.au. 

Josie Miller - Wellbeing Leader