Student Wellbeing
Life Education Victoria 2017 Parent Information Session
Dear Parents,
As part of our drug and health education this term we are offering you the opportunity to visit our Life Education mobile classroom, while it’s here at our school.
Have you ever considered the following?
What is my child learning in Life Education?
Have you seen inside the Life Education mobile classroom, or know of Harold?
What drug education is appropriate for primary school students?
Why do we have health and drug education?
How is health and drug education integrated into your school’s curriculum?
Want to know more?
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE.
The Life Education mobile classroom will be at our school:
Tuesday, 10th October @ 2.45pm in the caravan.
Please RSVP via the form sent home with the children this week by tomorrow afternoon, Friday September 22.
Mindfulness Meditation
The Prep students and their teachers have been practising Mindfulness Meditation during the day.
This is helping them calm themselves and prepare for learning.
We thought you might like to try some of the Breathing Exercises during the holidays.
Have a happy holiday after a big Term 3 and travel safely.
Julianne Price,
Student Wellbeing and Services Leader
World Mental Health Day - October 10
1 in 5 Australians are affected by mental illness, yet many don’t seek help because of stigma.
We can all do something to help shed a more positive light on mental health.
World Mental Health Day – 10 October – is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. An initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health to raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide.
Mental Health Australia is delighted to be leading the World Mental Health Day campaign in Australia. As the peak not-for-profit organisation representing the mental health sector in Australia, Mental Health Australia has a focus on ensuring the whole community recognises the part we all play in creating a mentally healthy society.
Do You See What I See? Challenges perceptions about mental illness in Australia and encourages everyone to look at mental health in a more positive light, in an effort to reduce stigma and make way for more people to seek the help and support they deserve.
Stigma around mental illness due to misunderstanding or prejudice remains an issue in Australia, delaying or preventing people from wanting or feeling able to seek help, and impacting adversely on their lives.
Misconceptions and misrepresentations about those experiencing mental illness are damaging to people’s lives. They may include references to people affected as being ‘scary’, ‘comical’, ‘incompetent’, ‘weak’ or ‘hopeless’ and can appear anywhere, from in the media and the arts to conversations we have at work, school or home.
The reality is the vast majority of people affected by mental illness are able to lead independent and contributing lives in the community, with the right treatment and support. With one in five Australians affected, they form part of our close circles of family, friends and colleagues, and interact with us in our communities every day.
It’s time to look at mental illness in a different light – a positive light.
Colour and Life, Resilience, Determination, Strength, Perseverance, Bravery, Recovery, Hopefulness, Courage, Contribution and more.