Natalie Lijovic – Science Teacher and Head of Rashi

Cybershorts and Courage to Care

The Year 8 Tutor Program in Term 3 focuses on the topic of Connecting – Engaging with oneself and others. The lesson themes are created to empower students to stand up and take positive action and include:

• communication – dealing with conflict
• respect
• self-control
• balance
• making a difference.

Students are encouraged to create a proactive project (Project Stand Up), which highlights a way to make a difference and may impact themselves, their peers, the School and wider community.

Two presentations (Cybershorts and Courage to Care) have been organised this term for Year 8 to supplement the wellbeing topic on Connecting. Cybershorts is an interactive performance workshop that looks at the consequences of online actions and confronts cyber safety. There will be 3 short plays presented to Years 7 and 8 students on Friday 4 August.

Courage to Care is a social tolerance education and positive bystander action program that raises awareness of discrimination, racism and bullying and encourages understanding and empathy, empowering participants to stand up to prejudice, bullying and injustice. The program will be presented to Year 8 students on Thursday 31 August.