Wellbeing
AWE Survey
During the timetabled wellbeing lesson on Tuesday 20 August, students participated in the Assessing Wellbeing in Education Survey (AWE). The AWE survey provides an easy way for schools to measure the effectiveness of their wellbeing programs over time. The assessment consists of scientifically informed questions from psychological literature that assesses various aspects of Wellbeing.
- Global Wellbeing
- Domain Wellbeing
- School Wellbeing
- Resilience
- Health and Lifestyle
- Enabling Wellbeing
It also provides the students with the opportunity for School Feedback and Comments at the end of the survey.
Individuals instantly receive their own confidential report with a wellbeing overview on their dashboard. The reports are written in simple English with easily interpretable graphs that track changes overtime so they can monitor their own progress.
The school report explains wellbeing generally and provides an interpretation of results across the modules listed above.
If parents would like to know more about the measure, I would encourage you to visit this website School Wellbeing Surveys Online | AWE | Assessing Wellbeing in Education (awesomeschools.com)
Here is the video presentation shown at the beginning of the session that highlights the Wellbeing support networks provided by our College:
Growth Mindset Challenge
This term, all students are participating in our annual Growth Mindset Challenge. Professor Carole Dweck first coined the term 'mindset' to describe the way people think about ability and talent. A fixed mindset traditionally implies that ability, talent and intellect are static with not much opportunity to improve. A growth mindset looks at failure as an opportunity for growth. The benefits of a growth mindset have been espoused by many researchers. At Marist Sion we encourage all students to develop a growth mindset approach to tasks they have not yet mastered. We look forward to seeing what the students produce at the end of the term.
Resources curated for our College community:
Special Report: Healthy Study Habits
Although we all want our children to succeed academically, the foundation for that success lies not just in intelligence or motivation, but in the study habits they develop. Healthy study habits are essential for children to learn effectively, manage stress, and ultimately achieve their academic potential. Yet, in an age where distractions are plentiful and the pressure to perform is immense, it's more important than ever for us, as parents and caregivers, to guide our children in cultivating these habits.