Wellbeing

At Oakhill Drive, we believe wellbeing and positive relationships are key to education. We use a whole-school approach to Positive Education, teaching these principles to students, staff, parents, and the community. Our vision is to help students become creative, connected, and collaborative lifelong learners who grow into healthy, global citizens.

Positive Education at Oakhill is an ongoing part of school life, not just a program. It focuses on building skills like strong relationships, resilience, mindfulness, and healthy living. These skills help students learn better and prepare them for life.

Students experience Positive Education through subjects like PDHPE, other classes, and playground activities. We also promote kindness and empathy through “The Golden Rule”: treat others as you want to be treated. This approach supports students to thrive both in and beyond school.

Individual wellbeing

Wellbeing: is a sustainable state of positive mood and attitude, resilience and satisfaction with self, relationships, and experiences. At Oakhill Drive, we focus on the five aspects of Wellbeing which we refer to as SPECS (Social, Physical, Emotional, Cognitive and Spiritual). In order to be considered "well," it is imperative that all aspects are addressed.

Positive relationships

Life is about Relationships: At Oakhill Drive, we believe that positive relationships and wellbeing are linked and impact on each other. Ways to build positive relationships are embedded into our school culture through our Positive Education Program.

Resilience

Resilience is our ability to bounce back after we have struggled, faltered or failed. It is being able to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, take a moment or two to collect ourselves and then to continue to pursue our goal. If involves optimism and a belief that we can all improve and grow.

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
wellbeing is taught explicitly in every classroom eg character strengths, optimistic thinking, gratitude, mindfulness and solution focused approaches
access to school counsellors, school psychologists and specialist staff
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.