Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Science Mentoring at Marist

3 students from St Mary's enjoyed their first day at Marist meeting with their Year 7 mentors. We're looking forward to their presentations at our Newman Symposium on November 6 where they will show us some of their research into, and offer solutions to, problems such as; How can we create and use safe nuclear energy? What building materials can withstand natural disasters? How can superworms help decompose our garbage?




Thursday, 19 September 2019

Some great books for helping kids understand emotional and learning challenges

https://childmind.org/article/best-childrens-books-about-mental-health/#.XYP7MpwceTU.mailto

This is a list of the best books for helping kids understand emotional and learning challenges put together by the clinicians at the Child Mind Institute. The books address mental health and learning disorders and other common challenges, like dealing with painful experiences and coping with strong emotions. The list includes books for kids up to 12, picture books to be read with preschoolers and chapter books for independent reading by older children. Let us know any you find particularly enjoyable and helpful.

Bright and Quirky - A wonderful resource to explore!


Bright and Quirky is a wonderful learning community providing information and support to those raising and educating gifted kids with Learning, Social Emotional or Behavioural Challenges including ADHD, Autism, or Anxiety.

Friday, 13 September 2019

Information about The Best of Friends Workshops

The Best of Friends™ (BoF) program is a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) tool combines engaging materials with practical techniques to help participants overcome social and emotional issues. To find out more about the programs run by The Quirky Kid Clinic click here - https://childpsychologist.com.au/



Are you looking for some useful resources to provide support to your children?

These associations have wonderful links to resources, both online and physical resources, along with great communities that you may wish to connect with.

 

AAEGT - Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented http://www.aaegt.net.au/




Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted