North Rocks Public School recognises that a positive school climate is essential to optimise student learning.
A healthy, positive school environment relies on the following codes of practice:
- care and mutual respect
- courtesy
- laughter
- listening
- sensible education.
The following programs are aimed at building and maintaining a healthy, positive and safe learning environment for our students.
Peer support
Peer support is an evidenced based, peer led approach to enhance the mental, social and emotional wellbeing of young people. Peer leaders are trained to implement the program with multi-age groups of students acros the school. Peer leaders benefit from practising leadership skills, developing confidence, acting as positive role models, enhancing life skills and developing organisational skills. All students benefit from learning life skills through fun and safe activities, forming positive relationships, practising cooperation and collaboration and building confidence through active participation. Peer support sessions ocur weekly over Term 2.
Friendship Seat
This is a special brightly coloured seat, which is placed within the playground as a place where children who are lonely or sad can sit. In doing so they alert other students and teachers that there might be a problem.
Children are taught how special the seat is, and to look out for any student who is on it. It is hoped that children will approach the seat, and invite whoever is on it to play with them, or simply check if they are okay. The seat can be a key beginning to promoting friendship and kindness in children and help build a sense of community.
