Year 7s Keeping Gratitude Journals
Penelope Hache with her new gratitude journal
As part of their Mercy Wellbeing Program, Year 7 students will be keeping their own gratitude journals to remind themselves of the ‘good’ they experience in everyday life.
Dean of Year 7, Tania Hicks said, “It’s a way for the girls to appreciate how the small things in everyday life may help them to see the silver linings during challenging times.”
Next term the Year 7s will continue with their journaling so they are able to build a bank of positive memories.
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Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.
