Wellbeing and Diverse Learning – Carolyn Burden

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we approach the end of 2024, thank you for your support and collaboration with our College Wellbeing team. Best of wishes are extended to Mrs Ghebranious who is leaving OLM and to Mrs Bernie who takes on another leadership role within the College. We welcome our new Instructional Leaders of Wellbeing, Mr Bailey for Year 8 and Mr Shelston for Year 9. 

In 2025, we look forward to continuing our work with your daughters and families to create a nurturing and inspiring environment for our students where they are supported and empowered to achieve their best to grow and thrive. We wish you all a safe and happy festive season.

Parent Resources:

ReachOut Parents  

Social media is an integral part of most teenagers’ lives today, shaping how they connect and express themselves. It can be hard to keep up with fast-moving trends and emerging risks, especially if you’re not familiar with the platforms your teen is using. (© ReachOut Australia 2024)

eSafety

Downloadable resources to help you start the chat about online safety issues and strategies with your child.

Bite Back 

Bite Back’s Mental Fitness Challenge guides users through five domains of positive psychology (gratitude, mindfulness, character strengths, social connections and meaning and purpose). Each week contains animations, quizzes and activities – plus at the end of the challenge users have the chance to go in the draw for gift vouchers for their favourite brands. (© 2024 Black Dog Institute)

Academy for Enterprising Girls

The Academy for Enterprising Girls is a fun and exciting entrepreneurship program, available FREE to all young women in Australia aged between 10 – 18, funded under the Australian Government’s Women’s Leadership and Development Program. The Academy is designed to cultivate young women’s skills in design thinking, entrepreneurial and business skills

Carolyn Burden, Leader of Wellbeing and Diverse Learning