Community Resources and Events
Free cooking classes
Foodbank is running a series of free cooking classes for our HPSC community. Classes will run after school on Tuesdays from 3.30pm beginning on August 16th. Classes are open to all secondary school students and their parent/guardians, younger children are also welcome to attend. Classes will cover nutrition, cooking on a budget and how to create healthy tasty meals. For more details please see the flyers attached and complete the registration paperwork to return to the front office.
13YARN
13YARN is the first national support line for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis. 13YARN offers a confidential one-on-one over the phone yarning opportunity and support with a Lifeline trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
'We're here to help, call us for a yarn' on 13 92 76
Online Gaming and Safety Webinars for Parents/Guardians
eSafetys guide to parental controls:
This webinar will look at how parents and carers can set up devices and apps to help keep young people safer online.Audience: parents and carers of children aged 4-13The webinar will cover:
- The benefits and limitations of parental controls
- How to set up iOS and Android devices for safety
- How to set up popular games and apps like YouTube and Roblox for safety
- Using family tech agreements and other parenting strategies to manage online risks
- How eSafety can help when things go wrong
The webinar will include practical tips, demonstrations and advice for parents and carers to help keep young people safer online. Register HERE.
eSafety's parent guide to online gaming:
This webinar will cover:
- The benefits of gaming and how to mitigate the risks
- Strategies to manage gaming and overuse and where to find help and support.
Register HERE.
Screen time and screen use are normal parts of life for most children and teenagers. The time your child spends watching TV and using computers, gaming consoles, tablets and smartphones can be part of a healthy lifestyle.
It’s all about making sure of two things:
- Children enjoy plenty of healthy, fun activities, both with and without screens, including physical activity, reading, creative play and social time with family and friends.
- When children do use screens, they watch or use quality content.
And don’t forget sleep! A healthy, balanced lifestyle for children includes enough good-quality sleep. Screentime checklist can be found HERE.
Parenting Teens Workshop
In May and June, Hampton Park Secondary College will be running a parenting program in conjunction with Anglicare Victoria. Register using the flyer below. The program is open to parents and carers of teenagers, and is a space to share experiences and learn strategies for parenting teens. Interpreters can be arranged for those who require them.
Narre South Lions Junior Football Club
English Classes
Wellsprings for Women - A Safe Place for Women to Thrive:
Wellsprings for Women offers services, supports and programs for women to improve education, employment, health and wellbeing and to live life safely and free from violence.
Wellsprings is offering women only English classes every Thursday (with child minding available if needed).
Where: Mayone-bulluk 66 Bradman Dr Cranbourne West
When: Thursdays 9:30am - 12:30pm
For more information phone 03 9701 3740 or see their website here
