Wellbeing wheel
SHINE
SHINE is what Lauriston calls its wellbeing program.
8 Domains
Eight key elements of student wellbeing have been selected as necessary for personal development for young people.
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Self-awareness
8 Domains
Self-awareness
Self-awareness involves being aware of different aspects of personality including beliefs, strengths, weaknesses, behaviours and feelings. As self-awareness develops, we learn to make changes to thoughts and interpretations in the mind.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Defining happiness
- The importance of happiness and contentment in our lives
- Self-confidence
- Understanding the 24 character strengths
- Self-image: does it matter?
- Relaxation including mindfulness and visualisation
- Resilience – internal and external resources
- The role of optimism
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Healthy
holistic habits8 DomainsHealthy holistic habits
Everyday we must build habits to balance our physical, mental and emotional needs so they are engrained in daily life.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Body image in today’s culture
- The importance of exercise and nutrition
- Understanding energy levels including input and output
- Being present and practising mindfulness techniques
- Sleep: purpose and benefit
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Emotional awareness
8 Domains
Emotional awareness
Developing emotional awareness means becoming aware of emotions in such a way that we know why we are feeling bad or experiencing different feelings.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Differentiating between positive and negative emotions
- How to label and notice a range of emotions
- Understanding and managing emotional ‘triggers’
- Using the broaden and build theory
- Appreciating the role of humour
- Learning the importance of savouring
- Demonstrating emotional literacy
- Appreciating the role of gratitude
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Mindsets
8 Domains
Mindsets
Mindsets are beliefs about our qualities such as personality, talent and intelligence. Some people believe these traits are set but at Lauriston we know these qualities can be developed through effort and dedication.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Understanding the fixed and growth mindset
- Understanding the benefit of failure
- Understanding the purpose of hope
- Understanding the purpose of grit and perseverance
- Understanding factors which increase happiness
- Understanding accomplishment
- Understanding purpose and appreciating the strategies associated with goal setting
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Positive direction
8 Domains
Positive direction
Lauriston teaches an understanding and management of self to achieve individual goals.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Understanding self-motivation and its benefits
- Learning and practising motivational strategies
- Recognising self-regulation strategies
- Understanding flow (also known as the zone) and its positive impact on daily lives
- Understanding why goals are important
- Understanding perspective and balancing study-health-happiness
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Positive
relationships8 DomainsPositive relationships
Through building positive relationships with others, we are happier and fulfilled and feel supported and connected.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Understanding the foundations for healthy relationships
- Understanding the elements of a healthy relationship
- Demonstrating an understanding of forgiveness
- Demonstrating an understanding of empathy and its principles
- Understanding the principles of negotiation and assertive behaviour
- Appreciating kindness in our lives
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Role
modelling8 DomainsRole modelling
Young people need role models, and often take them from pop culture, family or teachers. Role model education is effective because it bridges the gap between the ideal and reality.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Understanding role models and the different forms of role models
- Demonstrating an understanding of different temperaments and personality types and how these impact relationships
- Developing an understanding of conflict management
- Understanding behaviour and the values that drive it
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Looking
outward8 DomainsLooking outward
Looking outward helps students to identify issues when working with others and to also consider other people and cultures in life.
At Lauriston we focus on:
- Demonstrating an understanding of perspective
- Demonstrating an understanding of having a purpose in our lives
- Demonstrating an understanding of the importance of service
- Demonstrating an understanding of our own strengths and capacity to contribute outwardly
- Acceptance of all cultures
The 7cs
Dr Kenneth Ginsburg’s essential building blocks of resilience.
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Competence
The 7cs
Competence
Young people feel more competent when teachers and role models notice what they are doing and give them opportunities to develop new skills.
- We want our students to know and build on their strengths.
- We want our students to build the authentic skills and competencies for the real world
- Educational skills
- Social skills
- Anger management skills
- Work skills
- Interview skills
- Stress-reduction skills
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Confidence
The 7cs
Confidence
Confidence is essential to life. Young people need to be able to navigate their own path, have their own ideas and recover from challenges.
- We want our students to recognise their best selves.
- We want our students to recognise when they are doing well
- We want to treat students as young adults learning to navigate a difficult world
- We encourage them to strive just a little bit further because we believe they can succeed
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Connection
The 7cs
Connection
Connections with family, friends, communities, other school students offer young people the security to act independently or to come up with powerful solutions as a group.
- We want our students to overcome challenging circumstances
- We want our students to feel a connectedness to their school environment and to their teachers
- We want our students to understand how to listen, share and communicate with others within the school community
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Character
The 7cs
Character
Young people need a clear sense of right and wrong and a commitment to integrity
- We want our students to recognise themselves as caring people
- We want our students to consider right versus wrong and to look beyond their own needs
- We want our students to understand how their behaviour affects others
- We want our students to value others and to demonstrate the importance of community
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Coping
The 7cs
Coping
Young people who have a range of healthy coping strategies are more likely to cope when stressed
- We want our students to understand how to reduce the stress in their lives
- We want our students to develop positive, effective coping strategies
- We help them to make realistic assessments
- We want our students to model positive coping strategies on a daily basis
- We want our students to care for their bodies through exercise, good nutrition and adequate sleep
- We want our students to model relaxation techniques
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Control
The 7cs
Control
Young people who understand respect is earned through acting responsibly will learn to make wise choices and feel a sense of control
- We offer our students a nurturing environment but want them to learn that responsibility for behaviour lies with them
- We guide our students to make good choices
- Once we decide a decision is acceptable, we must have faith in it
- We trust that they can bounce back from mistakes
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Contribution
The 7cs
Contribution
Young people who contribute to the wellbeing of others will receive gratitude rather than criticism. They will learn that contributing feels good, and may therefore do so more regularly.
- We want our students to believe that they can make the world a better place
- As we create programs that serve our students, we want our students to be included in the planning process, appreciating that they are the experts on themselves and their own needs.
- We want to encourage our students to make contributions to the community
School Values
The drivers within the school that guide decision making, teaching and learning
Learning the skills of life
Lauriston is a school for life so we focus on ensuring students have the skills to be happy and successful. Teachers use a structured personal development program called SHINE to guide students through making decisions and understanding the key concepts of growing up.
The SHINE program tackles issues across eight different domains of wellbeing that are specific for the development of young women. The domains are taught in age appropriate ways across the Junior and Senior Schools.
The wellbeing program is fundamental to the growth of all our students through both good and challenging times.
SHINE is underpinned by the Lauriston school values and Professor Kenneth Ginsburg’s philosophy called the 7cs which are considered the essential building blocks of resilience.
The interactive Wellbeing Wheel outlines in more detail the different domains, the 7cs and the school values.