Wellbeing

At our school, student wellbeing and learning go hand in hand. We want every student to feel safe, included and ready to learn. Whether your child needs help with their mental, emotional, social or physical wellbeing, we are here to help them thrive at school and in daily life.

How we support student wellbeing

Supporting each student’s mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing is part of everyday school life.

We do this through:

• teachers who help students feel welcome and included
• access to school counsellors, school psychologists and specialist staff
• programs that support health, social skills, attendance and positive behaviour
• help for students who are new or changing year levels
• clear expectations for behaviour and respectful relationships
• staff who get to know each child and work closely with families
• developing health care plans for students
• open communication about wellbeing and support.

Visit Our principal and staff to learn about our wellbeing and specialist support staff.

The Zones of Regulation

The Ponds School use The Zones of Regulation framework to assist students with self-regulation and emotional control. The Zones of Regulation framework was created by Occupational Therapist, Leah Kuypers and is an evidence-based program that helps students of all ages to recognise how they are feeling, their state of alertness they are in and use tools and strategies to regulate them.

The Zones of Regulation uses a systematic approach to teach regulation by categorising all the different feelings and states of alertness into four different coloured zones: the Red Zone, the Yellow Zone, the Green Zone and the Blue Zone.

If you could like to know more information on the Zones of Regulation program, you can find more information on https://www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html or contact your child’s teacher.

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