Good afternoon everyone,

Pastoral Care and Wellbeing events for Week 3 have been highlighted by presentations to Years 9 and 11. 

Year 9 have participated in the second day of the YAM program - a Youth Mental Health Awareness program jointly run by CEDoW and The Black Dog Institute. A big thanks to all staff and presenters involved in this initiative.

Year 11 undertook a half-day HSC preparation Webinar on Tuesday morning, courtesy of Elevate Education. This program has been run for a number of years and feedback from staff and students has been very positive in terms of assisting our senior students in the transition from Preliminary into the HSC course. We have also engaged the services of Elevate Education to work with our Year 8 cohort in 2021 to present seminars relating to study skills. Again, thanks to all involved in the preparation for the Year 11 day.

Part of our involvement with Elevate Education also allows access by members of our community to a variety of resources that may assist families and carers in supporting the wellbeing and educational needs of their sons and daughters. There are 3 Webinars being presented over the course of the next month or so. Dates and topics being covered include:

• Wednesday November 4 - Stress and Wellbeing
• Wednesday November 18 - Exams
• Wednesday December 2 - Technology

If you are interested in taking part in these free Webinars, or would like to learn a bit more about  Elevate Education, please view the information via the links below.

Mr Simon Huntly

Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator