Junior School

Beyond the comfort zone to a zone of growth: Self Defence Classes, Debating and Whole School Music Performances.

In the Junior School we encourage our students to step out of their comfort zones and work towards a zone of growth. With this in mind, our curriculum, and every experience that we tailor for our girls in the Junior School, is designed to challenge at each age and stage.

Our staff think beyond traditional classroom experiences and expose the girls to holistic educational experiences and challenges.

This year, all our students, from Prep to Year 6, took part in Self Defence classes where they learnt about everyday personal safety, resilience strategies, verbal tools for the school yard, personal safety and situational awareness as well as identification and development of positive support networks.

We encouraged the girls on a daily basis to ‘have a go’, to step out of their comfort zone and to persist.

To this end, our Year 5 and Year 6 students competed in a number of competitions such as the interschool debating and public speaking competitions. For some girls this was daunting, but they bravely took on this challenge and were prepared to be comfortable with being a bit uncomfortable.

We provided opportunities for our girls to step out of their comfort zone regardless of age.

This year, a number of our Prep to Year 3 students presented and performed at our whole school assemblies in front of 950 students, demonstrating to our oldest students that it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can still try anything that you put your mind to, even if it may be a little intimidating. Research tells us that leaving our comfort zone ultimately helps us all to deal with change and uncertainty. We know that every time we consciously choose to step outside our comfort zone, the next uncomfortable thing becomes a little bit easier. And, we all know how important this skill has been over the past two years and will continue to be into the future.

Mrs Jenny Crome Head of Junior School BA, MEd (Leadership & Mgt), Grad DipEd (Primary),Grad DipEd (Early Childhood), Cert IV (Business)