From the Leader of Learning and Curriculum

Are Butterflies Fluttering in Your House?

There is an inextricable link between learning and wellbeing, and good wellbeing leads to good learning outcomes. At this time of the term, assessments begin, and so too might nerves and butterflies in stomachs. Jitters are a normal and needed part of school life for students to be able to perform, but wellbeing can be comprised if they get out of control.

The College’s subscription to SchoolTV has an excellent resource on Exam Jitters. The advice can be applied to all assessment tasks and I recommend two articles that might assist in taming those stomach butterflies:

• How to handle exam anxiety (Step-by-step tips on how to identify and handle study stresses); and
• Helping your child cope with exam anxiety.

With My Marist COMPASS Goals conferences taking place next Wednesday, I encourage all families to review their daughter’s study environment at home. Setting a schedule is vitally important – is there a study timetable on the fridge?

Students need to schedule everything, from sleeping and eating to studying and exercising, and it is one of the best ways to manage inevitable assessment and exam stress. 

This article on College life meets The Archbishop’s Charter for Catholic Schools – Charter #6 & #8