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The journey of you – our new Boarding wellbeing program
It ’ s an exciting year for our boarders . Not only will they be able to reside in our new state-of-the-art co-educational Boarding House in Term 1 , students will also be introduced to our new wellbeing initiative – the VI Program – the journey of you . The comprehensive program will ensure we provide tailored and effective pastoral care and wellbeing support for all of our boarders throughout their time in boarding .
VI in Latin has two meanings . In Roman numerals it means 6 and represents the important steps our boarders take along their journey from children in Year 7 , to young adults in Year 12 . VI is also translated as ‘ you ’ and represents the crucial role we all play in managing our own lives with our personal wellbeing sitting at the centre of this . The VI Program helps to prepare our boarders with the social and emotional skills they need to succeed in a complex and challenging world .
The VI Program aims to achieve the following :
� Provides a highly structured and progressive development map that enables our boarders to think , act and reflect on who they
want to become as people once they leave the School .
� Engages students in activities that promote talking , listening , and understanding their own and other people ’ s ideas and emotions .
� Creates a weekly ‘ digital-free ’ environment where communication is achieved through person-to-person interaction to benefit our
boarding community .
� Promotes self-confidence by presenting a series of age-specific challenges with scaffolded support to help our students overcome
these obstacles .
� Encourages boarders to ‘ own ’ their personal journey and to step outside their comfort zone so they can learn about themselves in
preparation for life after school .
As part of the VI Program , every boarder will engage with a different wellbeing-centered theme each year . These themes will be explored , practiced and reflected upon every week and include :
• Year 7 : Looking In • Year 10 : Helping Out
• Year 8 : Looking Out • Year 11 : Stepping Out
• Year 9 : Venturing Out • Year 12 : Looking Back
As part of the program , students will continually join in discussions designed to open and explore the theories that underpin the
As part of the VI Program every boarder will engage with a different wellbeing-centered theme each year .
wellbeing concepts they explore each year . They will take part in activities that help them practice wellbeing and enable them to employ the strategies they have learned in their discussion sessions . This will be supported by reflections , giving students the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned and how they have applied it to their lives recently .
We are constantly striving to improve and will seek student and BPA feedback at the end of year to monitor the effectiveness of the program .
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