Student Wellbeing Boost

The Australian Government’s Student Wellbeing Boost provides one-off funding to schools to address the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of Australian students.

Schools must spend their Boost funding on mental health and wellbeing activities, which may include:

• extra school mental health professionals, such as psychologists and school counsellors
• camps, excursions, sporting and social activities that improve students’ wellbeing
• proven student wellbeing, student engagement and mental health initiatives.

Mary MacKillop School has embarked on implementing The Resilience Project. This program is committed to teaching positive mental health strategies to prevent mental ill-health and build young people’s capacity to deal with adversity. Since the early part of Term 1 teachers and students have engaged in weekly lessons and activities around the key principles of Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness (GEM) and Emotional Literacy to build resilience. Check out The Resilience Project  website for more information: The Resilience Project And check out TRP@HOME; a place filled with inspiration and activities for the whole family, to help improve your wellbeing and build resilience. TRP@HOME.

Over the coming weeks further information about this wellbeing program will be shared. Ask your children about the sessions that are happening in class.

Term 3  - Health, Wellbeing & Personal Safety Programs

During August the following Health, Safety and Wellbeing programs will be offered to students across Foundation to Year 6.  We look forward to empowering our students with simple strategies if faced with an unsafe situation.