From the Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 8
Our Well Being Lesson Monday, 29th June was based on Respectful Relationships, Reflections and Goal Setting.
In the assembly, there was a presentation made by a group of students, who are passionate about anti-racism. In Learning Groups students were given the opportunity to discuss the main points of their Anti Racist Speech and to send Messages of Support and Thanks for their efforts.
The next activity flowed onto the Topic: Respectful Relationships at the College. Students had the opportunity to revise the St Andrews College Vision Statement found on page 7A of the Junior Learning Planner. It states that we are a Catholic school that strives to develop a holistic education within a caring community, to inspire graduates who can broaden their horizons and make a positive contribution to society.
The three factors which fasten respectful and resilient relationships are:
Connected - sharing, communicating cooperatively and openly with others.
Protected - feeling emotionally and physically safe.
Respected - feeling others value all of you as a person who matters.
Experiencing these three factors enables students to understand their emotions, use their character strengths, have positive coping strategies, solve problems, show empathy, manage stress and seek help.
Consequently Learning Group discussions continued with the following questions;
1 What does respectful mean?
- What are your responsibilities in having respectful relationships?
- In what ways do you feel connected with others at the College?
- In what ways do you feel respected when with others at the College?
5.Think of a great time you enjoyed with others at the College. What emotions did you feel then?
6.What do you do to make others feel valued at the College?
Students then watched a video clip on R.E.S.P.E.C.T and I encouraged the students to write another verse and place it on the WellBeing Classroom Page for Term 3.
As we come to the end of the Semester students took the time to reflect on Term 2 and the opportunity to Goal Set for Term 3. In the Junior Learning Planner on pages 70 and 71 there are questions for students to set goals and aim to be the best possible self as a young person and a student.
It was indeed another productive lesson as Year 8 students are learning the value and importance of Wellbeing at the College and in the development of their lives!
Melissa Blackwell
Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 8
Student Activity - responses by Euleila Barret
1 What does respectful mean?
Respect is an action that goes towards the way we treat another person or group.
- What are your responsibilities in having respectful relationships?
The responsibility of having a respectful relationship is to understand what the other person is feeling and going through, and to treat them fairly and right.
- In what ways do you feel connected with others at the College?
I feel connected with others at this College when I feel safe with others and I enjoy my time when I am with them.
- In what ways do you feel respected when with others at the College?
I feel respected when others treat me fairly and they can relate to me and they talk to me. I feel respected when they acknowledge what I am going through and how I am feeling at that moment.
- Think of a great time you enjoyed with others at the College.
A great time I enjoyed with others at the College are the debating nights. I love talking to my debating friends and communicating with other school members. I had a great time at debating night because it felt fun and I actually enjoyed doing it when I thought it was going to be stressful.
What emotions did you feel?
The emotions I felt doing debating is having a fun competitive feeling, the feeling of trying your best to achieve your goal of winning against the other school, I liked this feeling because at the end I knew that I tried my best and put my best abilities to use on that night of debating.
- What do you do to make others feel valued at the College?
I include other students at this College in social activities and academic activities. I introduce them to other students so they can find out who they relate to.
