Wellbeing 

Wellbeing Programs 

The final session of the 'Learning Effective Communication Group Program' was held during the last week of term. The students were awarded with an attendance certificate. 

Year 9 Wellbeing Day

On Wednesday June 8th, year 9 students participated in a wellbeing day – It has been so long since we have been able to celebrate these days, so it was exciting to do it again this year for years 7, 8 and 9.

The day consisted of various activities – Every student went from group to group, so they had the chance to participate in everything.

A year 8 group program will commence in week 2 of term 3 and we hope to have further group education each term ongoing.

Legal Aid

• Bridget, a Legal Aid educator and Maddy, a Legal Aid lawyer  presented a very informative session on Sex, young people and the Law, the presentation focused on four topics: 
  • Age of consent – Consent – Cyberbullying - Sexting.
• Many questions were asked, and the students were very engaged.

Victoria Police

• Leading Senior Constable Sharon Patterson engaged the students with information on how to party safely – How to look after your friends, how to protect yourself. In this age where young people are starting to socialise, information is important.

Darryl and Kate - Wellbeing

Uncertainty, Purpose, Values

• Kate and Darryl discussed the uncertainty of the last two years, how uncertainty is part of life and how to cope with uncertainty. Introduced Smiling Mind educational clips on finding your purpose and figuring out your values. They also took students through a meditation session. 

Yoga

• Di, from Emerald Pilates, worked with students through stretching and movement. Encouraging exercise and mindfulness as a way to improve overall wellbeing.

Red Frog

• To finish off the day, we had Dave from Red Frog with a fun presentation about CPR – Confidence, Purpose and Resilience.
• Topics included 
  • self-worth, 
  • value and uniqueness 
  • Discussion on the unrealistic standards and expectations set by society and media 
  • Managing peer pressure 
  • comparison Tools to gain a greater confidence, resilience and purpose

Comments from students

• “my favourite part was the red frog presentation because of all the games and we got bags of red frog lollies.” – Milla 
• “I enjoyed the yoga, I found it spiritually calming and very relaxing. I loved the music during the yoga too.” - Luka
• “I enjoyed the mindfulness that Darryl and Kate organised. It would be really helpful for our year level” - Tahlia
• “I enjoyed watching the red frog presentation the tissue game.” - Maddy