Wellbeing
The Resilience Project
We will be having a parent webinar with the Resilience Project at 7pm on Tuesday 23rd March.
"The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs to schools, sports clubs and businesses and provide them with evidence based, practical strategies to build resilience and happiness. The Resilience Project has delivered programs to over 500 schools around the country and worked with many elite sporting teams including Australian cricket, netball and soccer, NRL and AFL clubs. Through presentations, wellbeing journals, schools curriculum, teacher diaries and their App, The Resilience Project seeks to help all Australians become mentally healthy.
Programs offered by The Resilience Project are based on the following strategies:
Gratitude - Appreciating what you have, not begrudging what you don’t. Empathy - Thinking of the needs of others/kindness.Mindfulness - Being present in the moment, not becoming distracted by unhelpful or negative thoughts.
During this presentation, Hugh / Martin will share his experiences and combine them with practical strategies that can be implemented everyday to improve our overall wellbeing."
We will also provide a parent and carer video series to help educate and inform.
Part 1: Introducing The Resilience Project – Parent and Carer video series.
We are pleased to be introducing The Resilience Project’s online wellbeing curriculum in our classrooms.
The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs and provides evidence-based, practical strategies to build resilience.
The Digital Program consists of online presentations and lessons for students, professional development for staff, and a video series for our parent and carer community.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the Parent and Carer Program with you. The videos are 5-10 minutes long and will walk through the key pillars of resilience: Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. You’ll hear stories and be introduced to activities to show how these strategies can support our kids learning and development, and also support you as parents and carers.
This program is an important part of our school’s effort to look after the mental health of our community.
View the first presentation of the series here: Part 1: Meet Martin and learn about The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/parent-and-carer-hub/
We will be in touch weekly to share the remainder of the program, including research and wellbeing activities to integrate into day to day life.
For mental health resources and support information, visit The Resilience Project’s Support Page.
Seasons for Growth
I would like to run a Seasons for Growth junior group this term so I am looking for students in Year 1 and 2 who may benefit from being a part of this 8 week program. Seasons for Growth is a program that helps children work through experiences of grief and loss This can be through separation, divorce, death of a family member, friend or pet or changes that have happened that a child may be struggling with. This could be moving house, remote learning, loss of a friend who has changed school or the changes of a new year.
Resources
The new school year is full of excitement and possibility for students and parents. Regardless of how a child or young person has previously performed, this year offers a chance to set a new course. The following article is taken from the Parenting ideas website and may give you some helpful ideas about helping your child to achieve their best this year.
Zero Discrimination day
March 1 is Zero Discrimination Day, an annual worldwide event that promotes diversity and recognizes that everyone counts.
Celebrate Zero Discrimination Day
Organizations like the United Nations (UN) actively promote the day with various activities to celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, skin colour, height, weight, profession, education, and beliefs.
Many countries have laws against discrimination but it's still a problem in all layers of society in every country in the world. Many countries have and still use discrimination as a way of governing.
The symbol for Zero Discrimination Day is the butterfly, widely used by people to share their stories and photos as a way to end discrimination and work towards positive transformation.
If you have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Rachel Lenko
Student Wellbeing Leader