Koonung Secondary College Newsletter

Wellbeing update

What’s On in Wellbeing

The Wellbeing team is busy supporting our Koonung students to be in their best mindset for learning. You can request a referral for one-on-one support from our team by contacting your year level coordinator. Our ever-popular Study without Stress program is running after school on Mondays this term. We’d also like to remind you of our regular programs:

  • Study & Snack: come to A5 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after school to catch up on homework, while enjoying a yummy snack.

  • Wellbeing Wednesdays: come to the Wellbeing space on Wednesday lunchtimes for fun, relaxing activities, such as whiteboard drawing, run by our Wellbeing Captains and team. 

  • Breakfast Club: Friday mornings from 8:15am in the Food tech room for some brekky, music and chill vibes.

  • Culture Club: every second Thursday in room 50, join Liz and the International Captains for Culture club. So far this term we’ve heard about Mr Sheehan’s family’s story of migration from Ireland. Upcoming activities include exploring Arabic, German and Samoan cultures.

 

Some other local initiatives that may be of interest to Koonung students:

 

Whitehorse Youth Connexions Logo Design Competition:

Youth Connexions is inviting young creatives aged 10-25 across Whitehorse to put their unique spin on their new logo. The winning designer receives an epic prize pack valued at over $500, plus their design on merchanidise. Entries close 12th September. Full details and template download here. 

 

Community Art Classes:

Box Hill Community Arts Centre is running some youth art classes and workshops this term including a Youth Woodblock Carving and Painting Workshop on 31st August and a Youth Pottery Wheel Workshop on 7th September. See Creative Whitehorse for more information. 

 

Discounted Reusable Period Products:

To help with the initial costs of reusable period products, until August, residents of Whitehorse City Council can claim up to $50 per household for reusable period products (maximum of 50% per order) at Greener Everyday using discount code WCCPERIOD. Go to https://greenereveryday.com.au/collections/plastic-free-periods.

 

Philippa Ziegenhardt

The Wellbeing Team