The Year 9 and 10 students have had a very settled, calm and successful start to the year.

As part of the school wide focus on creating a calm and orderly learning environment all Year 10 students will be reading a text called ‘The Resilience Project’.

This text is written by author Hugh Van Cuylenburg and discusses his journey to finding happiness through gratitude, empathy and mindfulness.

To support this work we have put forward a challenge to all Year 9-10 students to undertake a daily challenge that supports their physical, social and emotional health.

Daily challenges include trying something outside their comfort zone such as taking a 1 minute cold shower or physically challenging themselves undertaking a 6 minute plank.

We encourage parents and carers to chat with their children abut whether they are trying any daily challenges to support this work on improved positive wellbeing and focus on learning more about gratitude, empathy and mindfulness.

Challenges so far include:

1 minute cold shower

6 minute plank and push up

Watch an interesting documentary and learn something new

A day without any social media

100 lunges

Try a 10 minute meditation

Cook a meal with 6 vegetables in it

Giving a compliment to a stranger

Finding 3 things to be grateful for

 Home groups will be checking in daily with students as to how they are progressing with this challenge.