Wellbeing Matters

Year 9 Wellbeing Days

Thursday 9 & Friday 10 June 

Our Year 9 students will be participating in a 2-day event which will include a global excursion on one day and a local incursion on the second day. Students will choose from one of these global experiences:

• Humans in Need: Intersection City Experience with a focus on empathy & diversity
• Environment in Need: Ceres Environment Park with a focus on exploring the impact of human interactions on our ecosystem
• Animals in Need: Moonlit Sanctuary with a focus on Australian mammals and birds.

Students (on their second day) will also participate in the following educational and team building activities:

• Creating a Healthy Headspace: Headspace Victoria will present on managing stress and anxiety
• Making Healthy Snacks: Viv Sullivan, a Paediatric Dietician, will present on Health Snacks and students will get an opportunity to create some healthy snacks in the Food Tech rooms
• Bubble Soccer & Amazing Race: Fun team building exercises to create a sense of belonging and cohesiveness between the GOAL Groups.

Ms Dilek Yucel (Psychologist, Head of Wellbeing), Ms Rachel Felmingham (Mental Health Practitioner), Mr Elin Kim (Counsellor) and Bali (Therapy Dog)