Ms Caroline Clancy
Deputy Principal - Students
"Wellbeing is fundamental to successful learning. Young people who are supported to feel safe and develop meaningful relationships are better placed to achieve positive learning outcomes".
At St Paul’s we promote a positive culture of wellbeing and empowering of our students to embrace the future with confidence. Successfully navigating a day and boarding school of three hundred teenagers through their high school journey takes a multi-levelled approach, which includes -
• A sense of optimism and confident in one’s ability to influence the world for the common good,
• Structures, policies, procedures and initiatives, which are reflective of our school’s vision, mission and supported through effective leadership,
• Fostering of parent and community partnership to maximise student outcomes,
• Empowering students to get the most out of their learning and develop their social and emotional learning skills which enable students to flourish.
The College has a pastoral care program which plays a big role in developing their students to become independent, good community members and as successful as they can possibly be in whichever pathway they choose. We ensure the maximum well being for each student which is all about growing young people that can look after themselves and operate in the world. Teaching students to be their own agent and advocate is empowering, and a skill we take seriously. To have the ability to communicate their own interests and make good decisions for their wellbeing is important for a young person’s whole development. Our focus is a holistic approach that set’s us apart from many other high schools, working in partnership with parents, ensure teachers are well supported and understand that everyone’s vision of success is different. In addition, all Year 9 students partake in an innovative program called The Rite Journey program. It combines elements of Personal Development, as well as the values and ethos of being a Lutheran School. During The Rite Journey, students will be required to have important conversations about what it is to be respectful and be a responsible person in our society.
At St Paul's we promote a positive culture of wellbeing which includes:
- a sense of optimism and confidence in one’s ability to influence the world for the common good
- structures, policies, procedures and initiatives, which are reflective of our school’s vision and mission and supported through effective leadership
- fostering of parent and community partnerships to maximise student outcomes
- empowerment of the school community to get the most out of student learning
- the belief that wellbeing is integral rather than incidental to learning, and the development of social and emotional learning skills which enable students to flourish.
St Paul's has a new wellbeing service offered to families called School TV. This is an amazing tool which helps us work in partnership to support students in their personal development and learning at our College. School TV is an online tutorial platform that provides information and practical support strategies that can assist in addressing the many challenges young people face as they learn to navigate the world. Short informational videos on a range of topics and interviews with experts ranging from specialist pediatricians to experts in behaviour management are accessible and provide realistic support strategies to help you help your children. I encourage you to have a look at what SchoolTV offers - https://stpaulscollege.nsw.schooltv.me/category-latest-newsletter
