Well done to our graduating class who have managed themselves throughout the year. The wellbeing team had the pleasure of working with them on managing stress leading into the exams and beyond. A reminder that the resources ‘EXAMA STRESSA SLAMMA’ is available in the study centre and on teams. We… Read More
The Year 9 cohort were very fortunate to take part in an onsite seminar, Flourish Girl and Man Cave. What an amazing experience! The students had the opportunity to form closer relationships with their year level, promoting positive mental health outcomes and foster emotional intelligence in our students. We would… Read More
Year 7 Camp was a great success! Wellbeing staff were delighted to be a part of the fun. This group of students were particularly admirable; we noticed those who got out of their comfort zones, or showed kindness to another student, or encouraged someone who was afraid. Its these moments… Read More
Welcome to 2023! Its been great to see a mix of new and old faces at the College and to hear all about the holidays. One of the strengths of Mooroolbark College is the sense of community that has been formed through relationship building. The wellbeing team has been busy… Read More
So as our first full “Covid Normal” year comes to an end, it is nice to breathe a sigh of relief that we had a full school year without lockdowns and excessive restrictions. Despite the feeling of normality, the mental health experts are telling us that the ‘hidden pandemic’ of… Read More
I recently came across this useful information from the Beyond Blue website about how to talk to young people about mental health. More information around this topic can be found on their website https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/have-the-conversation/talking-to-a-young-person And I found this video really helpful. https://youtu.be/LFyetdiDB_Y Talking to a young person Are… Read More
As you know, one of our four core values is COMPASSION and we want all our students to develop into caring and compassionate people who seek to look after others. Over the course of last week we had presentations in homegroup around RUOK day that were designed to upskill and… Read More
Hello friends, We regularly tell our Mooroolbark College students that we care about them. Despite the importance of doing their best with school work, their overall wellbeing is of much more importance to us. We have had recent events within the College to emphasise this. Our Harmony Day school assembly… Read More
Hello friends, It has been exciting and refreshing to have a full term without a lockdown and now holidays are almost here…. at last. And this week, as I reflected on the term and made plans for how I will spend my two weeks off, I was reminded again that… Read More
Welcome back to a new school year! We have exciting news in Student Wellbeing as we welcome a new counsellor, Rebecca Herrick, to our team. This is in addition to the two new mental health workers we added in 2021, Siobhan O’Halloran and Amy Donaldson, and our chaplain Gillian Van… Read More
