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This week our Year 8 students took part in full day workshops facilitated by the Man Cave, Big Sister Experience, Headspace and Department of Education’s Secondary School Nurse Program.  The programs looked at the various elements to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of our students. 

By all accounts, our students enjoyed the programs and small group learning activities provided throughout the day. A student attending the Man Cave program described the workshop as “awesome” while others said the program was “better than we expected – we didn’t know we’d enjoy it so much.”

Throughout the day, the male students were encouraged to dig deep, thinking about a life-defining moment or simply a time where another peer or person had made a positive impact on their life. The students then shared their experiences, which made for an uplifting discussion and demonstrated the power of positive reinforcement. The students spoke about how they had never thought about or said some of these statements out loud, and how such a small act of kindness or positivity can have such a big and lasting impact.

The Man Cave program, held onsite at GSSC, aimed to provide boys with a safe, healthy and contained rite of passage into manhood. The programs are designed to be transformational, and to support the psychological and emotional development of a boy, so they can become a healthy young man.

Offsite at the McIntosh Centre in Shepparton, our female students took part in the Big Sister Experience. These workshops were aimed to provides a holistic approach to students, providing tools to become capable, resilient, and empowered young people of tomorrow.  

Additional workshops from Headspace and the Department of Education Secondary School Nurse Program provided students with tools in regard to, social connections and mindfulness.

From beanbags and mindfulness, to yarning circles, yoga and arts, the workshops were thoroughly enjoyed by the students. Staff attending the event described the Big Sister component of the day as “uplifting” and said the workshops covered key topics for Year 8s and provided a safe space to have open conversation as well as strategies to seek help and information.

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On Monday August 14, GSSC held its annual Athletics Carnival at the Shepparton Little Athletics Club. The day was a huge success with more than 350 students from Years 7 to 12 taking to the track and field events to earn valuable points for their respective houses. After a fantastic day of friendly competition, it was Murrumbidgee House (Yellow) who came out on top as the overall champions - just beating out Warrego House for the top honours.

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Well done to all students who competed and congratulations to the following students who were named Age Group Champions for the day:

 12-13 Years Female Champion  Saskia Matthews
 12-13 Years Male Champion  Arman Abdul
 14 Years Female Champion  Jayda Golding
 14 Years Male Champion  Seamus Chapman
 15 Years Female Champion  Fofoa Tulimafono
 15 Years Male Champion  Marlo D’Addona
 16 Years Female Champion  Olivia Buchan
 16 Years Male Champion  Adam Chandler & Connor Fallon
17 Years Female Champion Holly Egan
17 Years Male Champion Sabri Ibisi
18-20 Years Female Champion Haley Gorringe
18-20 Years Male Champion

Bharat Sharma

 

The Best Performances of the day went to Olivia Buchan, Fofoa Tulimafono & Seamus Chapman. All three competitors won all five of their respective events.

Congratulations to all the Age Group Champions and good luck to all competitors moving on to the next stage of competition. The GMDSSV Track & Field Championships will be held on Friday September 1 in Shepparton.