Wellbeing Zone
ES Curriculum Day Professional Development
On our Curriculum Day last week, our Education Support Staff were fortunate to have various sessions as part of their Professional Development. We had The Happy Space Speech Pathologists come out to teach us about a new Program: The Game Of Language Abilities (GOLA) which we have implemented for some of our students. Our ES also had follow up Sounds Write training and finally some work around using AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices. What a successful day- we are grateful to our hard working ES staff!
MacKillop Family Services: Term 2 Parenting Education Programs
Tuning in to Kids – 6‑Week Online Program
Who: Parents, carers and/or grandparents of children aged 3–10 years
Eligibility: Residents of Brimbank suburbs only: Albanvale, Ardeer, Albion, Cairnlea, Deer Park, Delahey, Derrimut, Kings Park, St Albans, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West, Sydenham
When: Thursdays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Dates: 7th May – 11th June 2026
Where: Online (Zoom)
Cost: FREE
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985779883086?aff=oddtdtcreator
Circle of Security Parenting – 8‑Week In‑Person Program
Who: Parents with children from birth to 6 years
Eligibility: Western Melbourne LGAs
When: Mondays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Dates: 27th April – 1st June 2026
Where: MacKillop Family Services Footscray, 118 Commercial Rd, Footscray VIC 3011
Cost: FREE
Free onsite childminding provided & Babies welcome in sessions
Brimbank Youth Services - Tuning into Teens Parenting Program – limited places available (Term 2)
Brimbank Youth services are running a free online program for parents beginning Thursday 7 May in the evening. Please follow link for more information.
https://brimbankyouth.com/program/tuning-in-to-teens/
Open Parachute - How to Build Strong Communication with Your Child
Open Parachute is an online platform that we are using as a school to dig deeper into student well-being. In class students view videos of age appropriate challenges faced by students, and are then provided with proven strategies by clinical psychologist Dr Hayley Watson. This creates proactive positive mental health, and comes from research designed to reduce incidents of a range of mental health challenges, potential conflict and bullying.
Below is a link to a learning module called "How to Build Strong Communication with Your Child".
It takes around 30 minutes to complete, with the learning objectives of:
- develop strong communication skills to build trust, resilience and emotional health
In order to access the link, you will need to:
- use Google Chrome as your browser
provide an email address so you can access the course
https://learn.openparachuteschools.com/standalone/how-to-build-strong-communication-with-your-child