Student Wellbeing
Some of our Wellbeing goals at St Kieran’s are:
- to foster an inclusive, caring learning community that nurtures the wellbeing, resilience and empowerment of all;
- to implement Social-Emotional Learning into the curriculum in the junior grades; and
- continue to strengthen partnerships between the family/school and community.
The following programs and achievements have assisted our school in attaining the above goals:
- Health and Wellbeing Team (comprised of student, parent and staff representatives)
- ‘Seasons For Growth’ – a special program to support children dealing with issues arising from personal grief and loss
- School veggie garden – growing, harvesting and preparing food such as soup and other fruit/vegetable dishes; regular garden produce market stall on Friday afternoons
- Termly school breakfasts organised by parent team
- Care group – preparing meals for families experiencing temporary hardship
- Ride 2 School Day, Walk Safely to School Day, etc.
- Yearly cyber safety contracts (signed by students and parents) concerning student use of information and communications technologies
- Mini Oblates ( student leaders motivating each class to s a social justice goal each term)
- Assembly Awards for achievements as well as enacting Gospel values
- Excursions and incursions for resilience building (such as NED and Camp Quality)
- Celebrating special days and occasions (such as National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, NAIDOC Week, ANZAC Day choir singing each year at the Moe march)
- Parent information evenings/parenting courses
- Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day gift stalls
- Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day liturgies and activity mornings/afternoons
- Yearly Grandparents’ Day liturgies and activity mornings
- Little Athletics, Football and other sporting clinics
- Individual/small group keyboard and guitar tuition
- Buddy programs
Child Protection and Safety
At St Kieran's we believe that the social, emotional, moral, spiritual and physical wellbeing of our students is pivotal to student health, safety, learning and success.
At St Kieran's we acknowledge and understand that child safety is the responsibility of every person and is an integral aspect of student wellbeing. We aim to work collaboratively with parents, students and other community members to ensure a safe school environment.
Our commitment to the protection of students is based on our belief that each person is made in the image of God, and our ethos is to provide a safe and supportive environment. All students have the right to expect that the school will always protect them from any kind of harm.
Below is a link to CECV child safety material:
Click here to visit the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria website
Below are other child safety links:
Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Complaints and Grievances Management Policy
Four Critical Steps for Schools