Starting from the beginning of this year, we are pleased to be introducing The Resilience Project’s online wellbeing curriculum in our classrooms. The program will be running initially for all Year 8 students, with a dedicated one-hour lesson per week.
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 Hugh and learn about The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/parent-and-carer-hub-hugh/
In this presentation, Hugh shares a personal experience about his sisters battles with Mental Illness.
Note: This video contains a story about an Eating Disorder that may be triggering. Please consider this before watching. For mental health resources and support information, visit The Resilience Project’s Support Page.
We will be in touch regularly through the year to share the remainder of the program, including research and wellbeing activities to integrate into day to day life.
We are hoping the implementation of this project will have a positive effect on our Year 8 students as well as our staff and the wider community, with the possibility of expanding the project across further year groups in 2023 and beyond.
We hope you find the resources mentioned something you can also implement at home.
Miss Shannon Smith
Dean of Year 8
