Athol Road Primary School - East Campus
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About Promoting Harmony - Strengthening Community
The Strengthening Community project will “involve the school and wider community in building strong relationships between all members of the area – staff, students, parents, playgroup families and the elderly ethnic community.
The multifaith program will incorporate: a tour of places of worship (7 religions); a DVD containing a synopsis of 7 religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Baha’i faith); and a visit and presentation by faith leaders.
This is part of a broader program which includes workshops on parenting in a new country; opportunities to visit places of cultural and ethnic interest; development of a garden reflecting the school’s multicultural community around an existing multifaith pagoda; and harmony day events.”
About KidsMatter
KidsMatter is the Australian national primary School mental heath promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative. The KidsMatter initive has three major aims:
Improve the mental health and well-being of primary school students.
Reduce mental health problems among students (eg., anxiety, depression and behavioural problems)
Achieve greater support and assistance for students experiencing mental health problems.
School and teachers recognise the important of good mental health for our students. Students who are mentally healthy learn better and have better relationships with their teachers, family members and peers.
S4B Consultant: Ms Lyn Watts
Aims of the Success for Boys Professional Learning Programme:
provide teachers with a conceptual framework for approaching boys' education;
develop teachers' key foundation knowledge and understanding of concepts in boys' education;
give schools strategies to address whole of school planning, to implement change management, and to conduct well-executed action research in classrooms;
provide teachers with readings, workshop activities, practical strategies, case studies and other resources related to improving boys' learning outcomes and their engagement in classroom learning.
The Caveats
Caveat 1: Success for Boys is not just about gender
Caveat 2: No one learning style suits all boys
Caveat 3: A Success for Boys programme is not just about motivating boys
Caveat 4: Schooling practices are not set in stone
Caveat 5: Success for boys must mean success for girls
