Year 7-12 Pastoral Care program Term 2 2026

Wellbeing and digital safety in Term 2 – at school and at home

All Year 7-12 students take part in our Santa Strong Wellbeing and Pastoral Care Program once per fortnight in their House Year groups. The vision of our Santa Strong Program is to develop in all students, strength of mind, resilience and wellbeing so they can flourish in all aspects of their adolescence and beyond. Please see below an outline of your daughter’s Pastoral Program for Term 2 2026.

Year 7 Strong Relationships

This term students will build on the solid start made in Term 1 by exploring how to maintain respectful relationships. They will build on the important input provided by the team at UTS who delivered the ‘Friendship Formula’ workshop last term in order to develop the language and actions needed to ensure that friendships are strong, respectful and nourishing for everyone involved. 

Year 8 Strong Choices

This term, students will explore ways that they can engage with themselves and their peers in an ethical and respectful manner. Students consider situations where they may feel challenged to engage with peers and ways to recognise and address negative behaviours by making positive choices that employ positive and restorative strategies.

Year 9 Strong Community

This term students will be exploring their digital brand and how they can adopt practices and attitudes that ensure they are responsible digital citizens within our digital world. Students will engage with resources and tools provided by the e-safety commission to promote online safety and responsibility. 

Year 10 Strong Voices

In Term 2 students will work to become advocates for marginalised communities while fostering a deep respect for the dignity of self and others. Through thoughtful dialogue, experiential learning and community engagement, students explore the importance of standing up against injustice and promoting equity. They will complete the Walk the Talk program and begin their project with Parramatta Women’s Shelter. 

Year 11 Strong Self

This term students will explore ways and means to build and sustain healthy selves and healthy communities. They will explore the power of positive connection and fostering positive peer relationships in order to develop team building skills that will strengthen the morale of their cohort. Students will use a strength-based approach to their content this term drawing on the work completed in Year 10 with MyStrengths. 

Year 12 Santa Strong

Students will consider how they are Santa Strong in different environments in Term 2. This will be achieved by exploring some of the ‘boring real world stuff’ such as tax file numbers, budgeting, travel safety and seeking out service opportunities. They will also look at taking the inspiration of Dominican Women with them as they prepare to embark on their post-school lives. 

Tips for families

The Australian Government eSafety Commissioner has recently sent us useful resources delivering practical online safety tips for families. Please refer to the resources attached below to stay up to date and keep your family safe online. Alternatively, you can refer to the eSafety Commissioner’s website news. 

Melanie van der Meer
Deputy Principal Mission and Pastoral Care