Good afternoon everyone,

Last week I made reference to part of our Pastoral and Wellbeing program called SEEEDSS, which will be central to the development of wellbeing skills for our students. The program is centred around the components of health and wellbeing that promote a balanced approach to school life. It provides the opportunity through Pastoral Class and Year Meetings for students to gain an understanding of the need to develop and maintain balance in their life and assists with the acquisition of personal skills such as goal setting, self-reflection, resilience. For more information relating to SEEEDSS, it can be found on pages 25 to 29 of the Student Diary.

Elevate Education

Another part of our Pastoral Care initiatives will involve Elevate Education, who will present programs to Years 8 and 11 this year relating to study skills, goal-setting and time management. In collaboration with these presentations, Elevate has provided access to a range of webinars throughout the year for parents and carers. Dates for the initial webinars are listed below.

• February 10 - Motivation and the role of parental praise and goals.
• February 24 - Time Management techniques to align the family expectations on homework and school-life balance.
• March 10 - Technology devices and self-regulation strategies.
• March 24 - Note taking skills to help your child deepen their revision.

Each seminar commences at 6pm. Registration is essential and free for parents of Mount Carmel Catholic College. You can register by clicking here.

Each webinar runs live on-line for an hour where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly. Should you have any questions or would like to contact Elevate directly, their details are listed below.

Mr Simon Huntly

Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator