Welcome to Semester 2 Parents and Students!
After a very busy Semester 1, I hope you have relaxed over the extended winter break and found time to enjoy some sunshine on the cold winter days that are now upon us!
Over Semester 2, Tintern will continue to deliver The Resilience Project’s wellbeing curriculum in our Year 7 – 12 pastoral classes. The Project is an evidence-based platform offered at school and via resources to parents on the portal, as a way to begin conversations about the challenges we face each day, as opportunities to develop resilience which is a necessary preparation for adult life. If you have not done so already, I encourage you to explore The Resilience Project Parent and Carer’s Hub and try some of the amazing strategies with your children at home.
This past term, Tintern staff have reflected on the results obtained from our secondary students when they completed The Resilient Youth Survey early in 2022. Some significant patterns of behaviours and attitudes were found across our secondary cohort. For our male students, feelings of tiredness and being low in energy are common themes, as students are regularly sleeping less than 8 hours a night. VicHealth recommends teens should be getting between 8-10 hours of sleep each night to support attention and focus, mood stabilisation, as well as providing significant benefits for mental and physical health. Check out the tile above and THIS PAGE for more information on the importance of sleep.
Our female students identified needing to have someone they trust to talk to and being able to forgive themselves when they make mistakes as issues that inhibit their ability to learn. There are some excellent strategies about these topics on THIS PAGE, which may assist you in starting conversations on how to reframe negative thoughts and build supportive connections.
Other important supports for all students’ learning also include positive and safe online behaviours (which is an area of focus for the Middle School Pastoral Program this semester) and better managing time, competing pressures and personal organisation. Pastoral and teaching staff have been working on these areas for many years, and they will continue to make this a priority as your child(ren) progress through the secondary school.
If you have questions about The Resilience Project and how we are supporting your child’s wellbeing, please contact me via the details below. Questions about the broader Pastoral Program in the Middle School and Senior College can be directed to the corresponding year level coordinator.
Wishing you good health and happiness this term.
Rebecca Infanti |The Resilience Project Coordinator
rinfanti@tintern.vic.edu.au
