Student Leadership

CALENDAR OF EVENTS - STUDENT LEADERSHIP EVENTS - TERM 3

Our Student Leadership Teams are excited to lead a range of initiatives throughout Term 3, continuing to make a positive difference across our school community. From promoting student voice and wellbeing to encouraging sustainability, house spirit and community connection, our student leaders are embracing every opportunity to lead by example. We are incredibly proud of their enthusiasm, responsibility and commitment to making

Ripponlea Primary School an even better place to learn, play and belong. Keep an eye on our newsletter and Compass for updates as our leaders bring their ideas to life throughout the term.

Student Wellbeing Team

Date	Event	Activity
Thursday 17th September	RU Okay Day Although R U OK? Day is officially recognised on Thursday 10 September, this coincides with our exciting Japan Day celebrations. To ensure both events receive the attention they deserve, our Student Student Wellbeing Team will lead our R U OK? Day activities the following week. The initiative encourages everyone to take the time to check in with those around them and reminds us that a simple conversation can make a real difference. We look forward to our school community coming together to celebrate the power of connection and to remind one another that meaningful conversations help everyone feel valued, supported and connected	Throughout the day, students will participate in activities that promote friendship, kindness, inclusion and wellbeing, while reinforcing the importance of asking "Are you OK?", listening with care and seeking help when needed.

Date

Event

Activity

Thursday 17th September

RU Okay Day

Although R U OK? Day is officially recognised on Thursday 10 September, this coincides with our exciting Japan Day celebrations. To ensure both events receive the attention they deserve, our Student Student Wellbeing Team will lead our R U OK? Day activities the following week.

The initiative encourages everyone to take the time to check in with those around them and reminds us that a simple conversation can make a real difference.

We look forward to our school community coming together to celebrate the power of connection and to remind one another that meaningful conversations help everyone feel valued, supported and connected

Throughout the day, students will participate in activities that promote friendship, kindness, inclusion and wellbeing, while reinforcing the importance of asking "Are you OK?", listening with care and seeking help when needed.

Student Sustainability Team

Date	Event	Activity
Thursday 3 September	Our Sustainability Leaders (Year 6 and Junior SRC) are excited to represent Ripponlea Primary School at the School Sustainability Festival on Thursday 3 September at St Kilda Town Hall and the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. Hosted by the Port Phillip EcoCentre in partnership with the City of Glen Eira and the City of Port Phillip, the festival brings together student leaders from schools across the region to celebrate environmental action and inspire the next generation of changemakers. We know our Sustainability Leaders will return inspired with new ideas to support our school community as we continue to strengthen our recycling, composting, gardening and sustainability initiatives. We look forward to hearing about their experiences and seeing the positive impact they bring back to Ripponlea Primary School as they continue to lead environmental action across our school.	Throughout the day, our students will participate in engaging workshops, hands-on environmental activities and collaborative leadership sessions focused on this year's theme, "Life on Earth." They will have the opportunity to explore important topics such as biodiversity, waste reduction, climate action and caring for our local environment while sharing ideas with students from other schools.

Date

Event

Activity

Thursday 3 September

Our Sustainability Leaders (Year 6 and Junior SRC) are excited to represent Ripponlea Primary School at the School Sustainability Festival on Thursday 3 September at St Kilda Town Hall and the St Kilda Botanical Gardens.

Hosted by the Port Phillip EcoCentre in partnership with the City of Glen Eira and the City of Port Phillip, the festival brings together student leaders from schools across the region to celebrate environmental action and inspire the next generation of changemakers.

We know our Sustainability Leaders will return inspired with new ideas to support our school community as we continue to strengthen our recycling, composting, gardening and sustainability initiatives.

We look forward to hearing about their experiences and seeing the positive impact they bring back to Ripponlea Primary School as they continue to lead environmental action across our school.

Throughout the day, our students will participate in engaging workshops, hands-on environmental activities and collaborative leadership sessions focused on this year's theme, "Life on Earth."

They will have the opportunity to explore important topics such as biodiversity, waste reduction, climate action and caring for our local environment while sharing ideas with students from other schools.