Learning Out and About

This week I have had the pleasure of visiting many classrooms for Rainbow Cards!

1/2 shared their choral responses in InitiaLit.

Year 6 and Kinder connected through buddy reading.

3/4 shared their success in STEM and their creativity in Visual Arts.

Supporting Students - Upcoming Programs 

COOL KIDS - ANXIETY PROGRAM

Limited places left in the year 5/6 program beginning week 3 of term 2.
Get your application in asap.

Expressions of interest for terms 3 & 4 also being accepted for children in years 3/4 & 5/6.

Following the interest received in our pilot online Cool Kids program for term two, Catholic Care Canberra & Goulburn will be offering places in three more groups that will run during terms three & four. This is only available to students enrolled in regional Catholic Education schools and their parents. We welcome applications from students from years 3-4 and 5-6. The program will be run after school hours with the child and parent logging in from home, or another private and quiet location. One parent is required at each session, two are welcome.

About the Cool Kids Program

Cool Kids is a structured program that teaches children and their parents how to better manage a child’s anxiety. The program is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), involves the participation of children and parents, and focuses on teaching practical skills. Topics covered in the program include:

• Learning about anxiety
• Learning to think realistically
• Parenting an anxious child
• Facing fears using stepladders and
• Learning coping skills such as relaxation or problem solving.

The Cool Kids program was developed by Macquarie University over the past 25 years, has been translated into several languages and is used in clinics, schools and hospitals around the world. The program has undergone continual scientific evaluation and development to include the latest understanding of anxiety and its treatment. Current results indicate that most young people who complete the program show significant improvement. Following treatment, there are marked increases in school attendance, confidence, number of friends and involvement in extra-curricular activities and decreases in worry, shyness, fear and family distress.

Please see Compass for further information and referral process. 

Horizon's Mental Health & Wellbeing Groups

Horizons delivers clinical therapeutic mental health supports to children and young people, who are showing signs of, or are at risk of developing mental health. Horizons encompasses a holistic approach connecting clinical and non-clinical social, psychoeducational and wellbeing supports, accessible within the community. Marymead CatholicCare have received funding to run mental health and wellbeing programs for schools within the Bega Valley. For the remainder of Term 3 and Term 4 the programs of Drumbeat and Re-Navigating Anger and Guilty Emotions (RAGE) will be offered at St Pat's in small group sessions. If you would like to refer your child to participate, please email emma.grant@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Big steps

This morning we celebrated our 3rd Big Steps Program, Create It!

Emma