Mary MacKillop Newsletter

Wellbeing

Mr. John Ryan - Deputy Principal

Your Choicez Seminars at MMCRC

 

Three Seminars were planned for the week November 12 and 13. The content covered will include: 

 

Year 10 Respectful Relationships full-day seminar

 

Objectives:

  1. Recognise the key ingredients within a healthy relationship and know how to identify unhealthy relationship behaviours.
  2. Understand the impact pornography can have on young people both personally and relationally.
  3. Consider their decisions around sex in a way that aligns with their personal values and beliefs.
  4. Evaluate the way they are engaging online and consider a positive way forward.
  5. Gain a thorough understanding of consent and how this applies to their relationships both on and offline.
  6. Be empowered to make decisions that are right for them, despite external pressures they may face.
  7. Understand the power of connection and how to build meaningful relationships with family and friends. 

The day is made of three sessions that each involve the following:

 

Year 8 Connections that Count Periods 1,2,3 

 

Year 7 Connections that Count Periods 4,5,6

 

Objective: To develop an understanding of key terms such as image-based abuse, sexual harassment and coercion.

  1. Gain a thorough understanding of the concerns, dangers and legalities around the issue of sexting.
  2. Understand the powerful role of empathy and encourage students to be an upstander rather than a bystander.
  3. Evaluate the unhealthy belief that their value is determined by the way they look: reframing value to be more than skin deep.
  4. Gain an understanding of the popularity myth and the power of true friendship: what science has to say about quality friendship over quantity.
  5. Consider the impact of social media and the way it can affect their understanding of themselves and the way they view relationships.
  6. Reframe asking for help as a positive course of action and a sign of strength. Identify the key personnel in their world they can turn to for help.

Session One: Friendship

Session Two: Boundaries

Session Three: Sexting

 

• All seminars are in gender groupings 

• Staffing: Combination of senior wellbeing and pastoral teaching staff