Year 11 Wellbeing Incursion – Boys Reflection written by Jai Nevin

On Thursday 18 June, our Year 11 male students had the opportunity to hear from Daniel Principe. Daniel is a passionate youth advocate and educator. He champions boys across Australia to challenge culture and aspire to live courageous, respectful and empathetic lives.

He spoke about the challenges and opportunities that come with growing up as a young man. He discussed important topics including personal responsibility, decision-making, relationships, and risk awareness.

Daniel's engaging and relatable presentation captured the attention of the students, who were highly involved throughout the session. The boys thoroughly enjoyed hearing from him and gained valuable insights that will support them as they continue to develop into confident and responsible young men. We thank Daniel for sharing his time, experiences, and wisdom with our students.

Year 11 Wellbeing Incursion – Girls Reflection written by Sierra Benedict

Last Thursday, the Year 11 girls experienced a thorough and insightful afternoon prefaced on our wellbeing, building a further understanding of what it is to be a "girl" in modern-day society.

Our workshop was ran by an organisation called SEED. We were offered rewarding and important insight into stereotypes, positive body image, social skills and respectful relationships. The workshop was presented by Catherine. There were frequent questions, pictures to lead us with ideas and group activities.

The day built further perspectives on, and reinforced ideas around, feminism, healthy relationships and the common bias that has slowly seeped into modern society around the treatment of women. We had a group activity where we were asked to write down our understanding of both red and green flags in a partner. This honestly allowed us to recognise flaws that we may have not already picked up on, and good things we may take for granted.

Our last activity was a smaller group activity where we were able to write kind and thoughtful messages about one another on a piece of paper and, by the end, you received a heartfelt message from each and everyone in your group. The feeling of being heard and recognised by those around you was such a rewarding feeling which I understand was mutual throughout the cohort. These wellbeing days are so important for the cohort and ultimately build on foundations we are still growing to understand.