Wellbeing News 

Yr 5 Student Leadership Day - 18 October

At St John’s all senior school students are considered leaders of our school and as such, are expected to be good role models at all times for the younger students. In support of developing leadership skills, all senior school students are provided with the opportunity to learn about leadership through the Year 5 Leadership Program. On Friday 18 October, Year 5 students will participate in a leadership program in preparation for undertaking the formal leadership roles available to them in Year 6. We look forward to working with our Year 5 students and preparing them for leadership opportunities at St John's in 2025.

2024 EMERGING LEADERS FORUM: PRIMARY - YEAR 5 & 6

We congratulate Harper (5B) Jack (5B) Aisling (5L) Raphaela  (5L) Archie (6G) Zara (6G) Mae (6T) and Saihge (6T) for representing St John's at The Emerging Leaders Forum (September 2024) faciltated by The University of Melbourne's VIC Global Youth Forum Team.  This learning was a dynamic and engaging three-day virtual exchange program connecting students from Australia, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Vietnam.

The students engaged in a cross-cultural experience, developing their leadership skills, enhancing intercultural capabilities, and fostering global connections across Asia-Pacific. Students completed the following modules:

• Module 1 - Connection
• Module 2 - Communication 
• Module 3 - Global Citizenship
• Module 4 - Sustainable development goals
• Module 5 - Intercultural Communication
• Module 6 - Listening
• Module 7 - Understanding the problem
• Module 8 - Understanding Diverse Perspectives
• Module 9 - Leadership
• Module 10 - Developing a Solution
• Module 11 - Take Action Case Studies
• Module 12 - Personal Strengths 

As a team the student identified a school based challenge to be solved based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our St John's  team plan to focus on the Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Change. We congratulate the team who have been selected to present their work at the closing forum this Monday 14 October. Please see a summary of their work below:

Term 4 Better Buddies Day - Monday 21 October

On Monday 21 October St John's will celebrate our Term 4 Better Buddies Day - St John's Learning Powers. This special day will focus on learning dispositions that support students in the learning process. Teachers will share the student definition in classrooms, as well as explore the St John's Learning Powers. See definition and Learning Powers below:

Student Definition

Learning powers are a tool box of learning habits and thinking that we use in the learning process.

St John's Learning Powers