Wellbeing

Lugarno Public School is committed to nurturing every individual so that they connect, thrive and succeed. Our school’s implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) ensures a whole school commitment to clear, consistent expectations for behaviour in the various learning and play settings around the school.

In addition, our whole-school, year-long student wellbeing and resilience program called ‘Bounce Back’ is a key focus. ‘Bounce Back’ has been developed to support teachers in their efforts to promote positive mental health and wellbeing in their students and, in particular, enable them to act resiliently when faced with challenges and adversity. ‘Bounce Back’ integrates the explicit teaching of important social and emotional skills. Our aim is to promote respectful relationships, belonging and inclusion at Lugarno PS.

All students in K-6 will explore program units about core values, people bouncing back, courage, looking on the bright side, emotions, relationships, humour, anti-bullying and achieving success through effort. Students will engage in regular classroom activities that include educational games, music, art, drama/role plays, literature and cooperative strategies such as discussions/class sharing and problem solving (‘Circle Time’). Many of the activities also feature critical and creative higher order thinking.

The core values of:

Learning (which includes striving for one’s personal best; having the courage to take risks and take on learning challenges; commitment and effort);

Participating Safely (demonstrating responsibility and making safe choices);

Showing Respect (cooperation; respect for self, others and the environment)

will form the foundation of everything that we do at Lugarno PS and complement our ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’ framework and expectations.

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How we support student wellbeing

Postitive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is an evidence based framework that brings together the whole-school community to contribute to developing a positive, safe and supportive learning culture.

PBL Leaders

PBL Leaders are nominated stage 3 students who visit each classroom once a week to lead a short explicit lesson on the PBL Focus of the Week.

Bounce Back

Bounce Back is an evidence informed positive education program built on positive psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Theory and social emotional learning.

Extracurricular/ interest groups

Provides students with opportunities to further engage in self-selected interest groups e.g., dance, choir, debating, Lego Club, Gardening Club, Yoga Club, PSSA, Tech Club, Chess Club.

Student Representative Council

Students are elected to be the student voice for their peers.

Student Wellbeing Support Officer (SWSO)

Enhances the wellbeing and learning outcomes of students by helping students develop social and emotional skills through targeted strengths-based programs and check in sessions. Support is provided in consultation with the Learning Support Team and parents/carers.

School Counsellor

The School Counsellor, in consultation with the Learning Support Team, provides consultation and psychological support to students, staff and families to promote student learning and engagement.

Peaceful Kids

Small group intervention to support and increase the coping strategies of students who are feeling anxious, stressed or who have poor resilience in a small group environment at school.

Cultural calendar days

NAIDOC, Harmony Day, Reconciliation Week.

National Week of Action

Our school participates in the annual National Week of Action against Bullying and Violence (NWA) in August each year.

Child Protection

Teaching child protection education is a mandatory part of the syllabus.

Cyberbullying Awareness

Resources are used to engage with the school community about creating and maintaining safe online environments to prevent cyberbullying incidents.