How To Help Your Child Make New Friends
Transitions are often daunting for kids. The thing they worry about most is making friends. How can you help in a way that is effective and empowering?
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The Ripple Effect
Year 6 Mental Health Ambassadors visited Years 5 and 6 Homerooms to share an important message about being friendly and kind to their peers.
Reason For Being: Year 9 Transition Program
As part of the Year 9 program over the past two weeks, students have attended their Year 9 camp, a pilgrimage as well as a transition program.
What are your family’s Christmas rituals?
Christmas rituals are important. They tether us to something greater than ourselves. They help instill in us a sense of connection and belonging.
Justice and Peace: Young Leaders Forum
The Young Justice Leaders’ Forum provided students with a passion for social justice issues, a formation retreat based on justice and peace, through action and advocacy.
7 Changes in Early Adolescents That Turn Their Lives Upside-down
Early adolescents are terrific but sometimes their behaviour can be difficult to understand. A more scientific look at what is happening to them can make us more compassionate and perhaps less bewildered.
Strive9: Students Create Mandalas
Strive9 was launched last week with the challenge to the girls to create a Homeroom Mandala, both as an individual and then in groups.
Students Take Charge of their Mindset with Mindboss
Year 10 REACH students have been participating in workshops run by Sam Cobb, founder of Mindboss, a social enterprise program empowering young people to develop positive strategies.
Mary Power Gives Engaging Presentation to Year 11 Students
Mary Power from mPower People presented to the Year 11s this week on the topic of how differences in our personalities can impact how we relate and deal with each other.
What is PCT?
You might read on your daughter’s timetable PCT, or on her booklist Mercy Wellbeing Journal. PCT stands for pastoral care time, and, it is something that has been part of our timetable for many, many years.
Meet Our Deputy Head of Boarding
We’d like to introduce you to Vanessa Carmody, the new Deputy Head of Boarding. Vanessa is looking forward to joining the Santa Maria Community.
Boarding Orientation
Our Boarding Orientation weekend was a great success due to the commitment of all in the community.
What Are You Thankful For?
The 2019 school year is quickly coming to an end and it’s a great time to reflect back over the year and think about the things we are thankful for. We asked some of our staff to share what they are thankful for.
Welcome to Western Australia!
Students from the Santa Maria Seeds of Justice leadership group attended a ‘Welcome to WA’ picnic for refugee families and hosted by the St Vincent de Paul Society.
7 Reasons You And Your Kids Should Keep A Journal
Journalling is considered an old fashioned practice. Yet, it is the sort of creative and reflective endeavour that can make all the difference to our kids.
Sarah Takes on New Role
Sarah Ditchburn is excited to be stepping into the role of Dillon House Coordinator for 2020
Identifying Mental Health Problems In Teenagers
Mental health difficulties among teenagers are on the rise. This interview discusses how to recognise these difficulties in our young people.