Wellbeing Hub
Term 1 update
RESPECT Program
Ask your child to show you their School Diaries and do some of the daily GEM activities together!
For Term 1, Year 7 students have undertaken RESPECT during their HPE classes developing social and emotional literacy.
Year 8 students have focussed on grit and how failures can help us grow and learn.
Year 9 students have looked at different ways mindfulness can be used as a strategy to add to their resilience toolkit.
Handy parent resources
Click the links below for access to these parent resources:
2024 Reach Out Australian Report on Young People & Social Media
It’s important that as parents we understand and communicate to our young people the pros and cons of social media, and how to look after their wellbeing in the process.
Whitehorse Council Youth Services
Holiday Programs for Teens along with local events and supports.
School Focused Youth Services e-newsletter | March 2024 issue
The Whitehorse School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) e-newsletter is a compilation of local organisations' flyers and upcoming events.
Now OPEN 10:00 am – 6:00 pm M-F! Students can self-refer or there is a referral form for parents to use on the website. It is fantastic to have this brilliant service in our neighbourhood and we strongly encourage families to utilise their resources to promote strong mental health.
Wellbeing Hub lunchtime activities
Students who would enjoy a peaceful space at lunchtime are warmly welcome to the Wellbeing Hub. Activities are held 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm daily.
Wellbeing Team 2024
We are excited to introduce our newly appointed School Psychologist, Kylie Cummins-Trollope, who joins us two days per week with a wealth of experience from working both in schools, private practice and the Department of Education. She will be working with students, staff and families in facilitating our understanding of student wellbeing. She is passionate about advocating for neurodiversity and supporting young people through change, loss and grief.
Keep your eye out in Term 2 for the parent webinar that Kylie will be delivering on neurodiversity, which all families are welcome to attend.
The Wellbeing team pictured above L-R: Felicity Shiel-Jones - Student Wellbeing Leader, Grace Ren - Student Counsellor, Colin Osborn - Student Counsellor, Diana Ma - Mental Health Practitioner Social Worker, Kylie Cummins-Trollope - School Psychologist.
Classroom Learning Support Staff pictured above L-R: Dani Balon, Shivangi Sharma, Joy Zhong, May Kher - Multicultural Aide.