Wellbeing

The Wellbeing Team were thrilled to be able to come back to doing what we love in the face-to-face environment in 2022.

‘Wellbeing’ is a holistic term that encompasses all aspects of a student’s life, including their physical, social, mental and emotional state. A student’s wellbeing can change from day to day, month to month and year to year. It is affected by their early childhood experiences, developmental changes as they grow from pre-teens to adults, and what is currently happening in the world around them. It is our hope that all students are supported to overcome challenges they face with these everyday experiences to ensure that they are able to thrive.

We welcomed two new team members, Emily Dawson and Roland Vo, in the Adolescent Health Nurse and Chaplaincy roles and I can honestly say I don’t know what I would have done without them.

Auburn High School is proud to contribute to the development of the ‘whole child’. School is not just a place for academic learning, Auburn is a place where students can develop vital social, emotional and cognitive skills that will help students function in an ever-changing world. Staff here recognise that a student’s social and emotional wellbeing not only influences their learning, but is embedded in all aspects of the school and considered an educational goal in and of itself.

This year the Wellbeing Team has supported this goal by collaborating and delivering content in the E4L and Health curricula, running the Wednesday after-school Homework Centre, various health and wellbeing promotion and celebration events, supporting students to invest in their interests by volunteering to be the staff liaisons for Anime Club, Neurodiversity Club and the LGBTIQA+ Fruit Salad Club, and of course our one-on-one sessions with students.

I was also thrilled to have the backing of Boroondara Youth Services to fund the delivery of The Workshop’s Strengths and Passions program in Years 7 to 9. The program facilitators worked with students to explore alternative narratives of self and create new ways of celebrating and seeing ourselves and others. Each week the groups explored a new idea or strategy around positive friendships, assertive communication, selfconfidence, problem solving, and resilience. We have had many students take these skills into their 2023 student leadership interviews and apply them to supporting various events throughout the term.

Thank you to all the students, staff, families and community members who have made 2022 such a successful year.

Leah Rintoule Student Wellbeing Coordinator