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GAGA PIT
What a hit the GAGA pit has been at Sacred Heart! Students across Prep to Year 6 have loved the new addition to the playground. Have a read below for some of the social benefits of playing gaga ball.
The social benefits of playing Gaga Ball:
Gaga ball is a quick and easy game to play, it does not discriminate against age or skill level. It is also a case of the more the merrier so it is a very welcoming game.
In the game of Gaga kids will need to negotiate the role of the ball thrower, enforce rules and, they may naturally form alliances to strengthen their game, all processes that encourage social interaction. The more this game is played the more kids become used to the world of negotiation and group achievement and build social confidence in this process.
Playing a game with a big group of kids, with winners and losers and rules and negotiation and the nature of the process also builds resilience and this is something ALL kids need to learn and grow.
Erin Stone
Deputy Principal
Learning Diversity & Ways of Being Together Leader (Prep - Year 2)
estone@shnewport.catholic.edu.au
Kirstyn Morgan
Learning Diversity & Ways of Being Together Leader (Year 3-6)
kmorgan@shnewport.catholic.edu.au
Andrea Finlay
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader