Wellbeing & Culture

R U OK? Day

Today, each class has hosted valuable conversations and engaging activities circling the main themes of R U OK? Day. The events today are not only about physically asking the question more often, but it is about intentionally showing others we care. 

This week I (Cheyenne) have had the privilege of going into two senior classrooms to discuss the message of the R U OK?. It is encouraging to see our students uphold a supportive, trusting and encouraging culture in demonstrating how they do care and are checking in with each other. 

One of our school values is ‘Care and Compassion’ and I always feel like “RUOK? Day” is like a yellow highlight of how we uphold and action that school value. 

This year the ‘RUOK?’ theme is: Ask R U OK? Any day.

A message from the “R U OK? Day’ organisation themselves: 

“Today, 12 September 2024, is R U OK?Day. But life happens every day, so we're calling on people across Australia to ask R U OK? Any Day.

Thousands of community groups, workplaces, schools, suicide prevention networks, and sports clubs across the nation, from the Top End to Tasmania, are coming together to champion the 'Ask R U OK? Any Day' message and encourage meaningful conversations throughout the year…

Thank you for your support and for helping us start more meaningful R U OK? conversations.” 

Cheyenne Yates – On Behalf of the Wellbeing & Culture Team