From the Deputy Head of Junior School – Wellbeing
Respect – a must have for healthy friendships
In the Junior School we use resources from URstrong to teach our girls about healthy friendships and how to deal with ‘mean-on-purpose’ behaviour.
One of the 4 Friendship Facts is that:
Trust and Respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship.
Respect for others is one of the ‘norms’ we teach within our learning about the School Value of Respect. So, it is easy to see how our Values and our teaching in the URstrong program compliment each other.
In Friendology, we teach students that respect is when “Your friend accepts who you are – your thoughts, feelings, and opinions – even if they are different.” This also applies to our peers and all others in our community.
URstrong has loads and loads of resources for parents to read and use with your children. You can sign up for free under the School’s membership using the link –
Especially useful are articles which support parents to navigate and ‘coach’ your children when there are friendships issues and to discuss how to have healthy relationships founded on Respect.
– Joanne Sharpe
Deputy Head of Junior School – Wellbeing