by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
On a very stressful and busy day at school, I took a few minutes to sit outside on a bench. The staffroom was full of chatty teachers and because I have no chaplain office, there was nowhere else to go for a bit of quiet. I was pondering a situation I had just dealt...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
Last year a year 10 student came into the Peer Support training. He didn’t speak much and was reluctant to make eye contact. By the end of the year he was trusting myself and the wellbeing team with his story. He chatted often, made eye contact and smiled more....
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
While walking out in the yard I found one of the students crying. She explained that she was having friendship troubles. She asked if she could get her friend [to come in and see me along with herself] and we could all talk about it. The girls were open about who did...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
I meet with a Grade 4 boy who lives with his grandparents because his parents have drug issues and so are unable to care for him adequately. He has trouble with anger, which he exhibited towards both his grandparents and in the classroom.He decided to come and talk...
by | Oct 19, 2022 | Chaplain spotlight
I was doing a craft activity with a seven year old boy, as we chatted about his day. We finally got onto the subject of family and I asked him who was living in his house with him. He told me that he was living with his grandparents and another sibling and...
