Student Development Days Term 3

Throughout the course of Term 3, the Years 8, 9 and 10 students each took part in a Student Development Day. Such days form part of the College’s Wellbeing program and aim to focus on topics that impact our young people. Currently, the Wellbeing team are looking at making changes to our Student Development Days for 2025 and have sought feedback from the students and staff. This feedback will assist us in making our Wellbeing program more engaging, practical and relevant to our students needs moving forward.

Earlier this, term the Year 10 students focused on the topic of ‘Safer Socialising’ which included a presentation by the Pat Cronin Foundation. We were fortunate enough to have Aidan from the foundation speak with the students about Pat’s story as well as sharing his own personal journey. The Be Wise presentation explored the impacts of conflict and violence and empowered our Year 10 students to make positive changes when faced with this.

Our Year 9 cohort focussed on the topic of ‘Being Safe in our Community’ and were fortunate enough to have the PPU (Police Protection Unit) speak with them as part of their day. As a College, we are fortunate to work closely with Caroline Springs police station as they are always a great support when it come to the safety of our students. The police addressed such concerns as online bullying, social media behaviour and violence. The Year 9 students then took part in workshops in the classrooms which focussed on safety within our College community and Caroline Springs.

Next week, we look forward to our Year 8 students completing their final Student Development Day for 2024. The theme for the day is ‘Making a Stand’ and our students will have the opportunity to discuss and have a better understanding of gender-based issues. We look forward to welcoming Max Radcliffe who will be working with our Year 8 boys for part of the day as well the Flourish Journey who will be presenting a keynote to our year 8 girls.