Staff Take Time Out
According to Deakin University, over a lifetime, up to 80,000 hours will be spent in the workplace. As work plays such an important role in our lives, offering opportunities to increase wellbeing is becoming more relevant in today’s society.
Dr Amanda Allisey, lecturer at Deakin, says “When employees enjoy a happy, healthy work environment, you start seeing exciting innovations in business.”
This week, our staff were given the opportunity to enjoy a Community and Wellbeing afternoon with activities on offer such as yoga, meditation, tennis, singing, board games and art.
The aim of these sessions was to build community and foster wellbeing by giving staff the opportunity to participate in an activity not normally a part of their duties at the College.
Religious Education teacher, Shoshanna Beins said, “The Community and Wellbeing afternoon was an excellent opportunity to have some scheduled time away from meetings, deadlines, emails and marking, and was a welcome break especially at this time of year. Sometimes as teachers we find it hard to disconnect from work and take a break to refresh ourselves as well as to connect with other staff members in a more personal way.”
Santa Maria Teams Shine in Term 1 Sports
Santa Maria had a huge number of girls in the IGSSA AFL and Volleyball competition with strong results for a number of teams.
Lee-Elle’s Insights from the ‘Make it 16’ Forum
Lee-Elle Cooper is a passionate Year 12 student who advocates for youth engagement and political participation. She has recently returned from the Make It 16 Forum in Canberra.
With Laurissa Knowles From Valley Depths to Mountain Peaks (1993)
Laurissa Knowles (1993) has had an incredible career journey so far, from Santa Maria College Teacher to Celebrant and Councillor.
- Creativity, Curiosity, Featured, Respect
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.
