Tenison Woods College致力于创建一个充满活力，变革性和弹性的学习社区，并将幸福感作为我们所做工作的核心。复原力和福祉对于学术和社会发展都是必不可少的，而提供安全，支持和尊重的学习环境则更加突出了这一点。自信，富有弹性的，具有情商能力的年轻人在学业上表现更好，这些技能还有助于建立牢固的社会纽带和支持性社区，以及维持健康的关系和负责任的生活方式。
我们承诺向学生传授他们蓬勃发展，管理和应对不断变化的世界中的机遇与挑战以及实现其目标所需的技能。为此，我们与南澳大利亚州健康与医学研究所（SAHMRI）建立了合作伙伴关系，以向我们的学校社区，教职员工，学生和家长提供健康和复原力培训。该计划强调了PERMA +在我们生活中的重要性：积极的情绪，订婚，人际关系，意义，成就，营养，睡眠和乐观。
作为我们教学框架的一部分，幸福感已在我们的文化中根深蒂固。在我们的“教牧关怀”计划中明确教授了促进幸福感的技能和思维方式，并通过结构化支持网络隐含地满足了每个学生身体，精神，社会，心理和情感健康的需求。
牧养计划
全年，所有学生都根据各种计划进行特定的课程设置，例如国家儿童保护课程，保持网络安全，打破对暴力的沉默，Kimochos，反弹和其他社交和情感资源，这些都是为满足我们的需求而量身定制的学生和当前问题。
支持
我们都非常好，工作人员的资源来支持我们的学生提高他们的应变能力，处理问题和导航21点世纪的问题。每个年级都有一个健康协调员，负责监督年级的学生，为学生及其老师提供支持，并帮助他们建立如此重要的归属感。除了福利协调员，我们还有三位学生辅导员，所有学生和家庭均可使用。乔西·阿什比（Josie Ashby）与R-5合作，对学生的发展进行筛查，并管理亲社会团体。劳拉·赫伯特（Laura Herbert）和迈阿里德·迈克（Mairead Mackle）进行面对面的咨询，并协助开展积极的课堂计划。此外，我们还有一名幸福总监，他与家人紧密合作，并监督健康和福利政策与计划。
福利总监：
塔尼亚·西格利（Tania Sigley）
福利协调员
- 早期：Ang Cutting（彼尔姆）
- 五年级招待会：梅利莎·布西克（Melissa Bucik）和唐娜·约翰逊（Donna Johnson）
- 6/7年级：弗雷泽·马歇尔
- 八年级：莎朗·布罗迪
- 9年级：Justine Forrest和Brad Maney
- 十年级：大卫·科尔
- 11年级和12年级：Marilena Wilson
学生领导
促进幸福感的一部分是，认识到必须具有牢固的学生领导才能文化。我们的学生有很多机会可以通过学生理事会或特定的兴趣小组发展领导才能。每个子学校都有一个学生会，一个社会正义团体和一个环境团体。通过在体育和音乐领域的领导作用，这些机会得到了进一步的提高。
2019年高级学生领袖
学校队长：
詹姆士·卢卡斯（James Lucas）
信仰领袖：
Adele Prosperi Porta，Ryleigh McBain，Laura Cesario
健康领袖：
克莱尔·乔利（Clare Jolley），克洛伊·法彻（Chloe Futcher），瑞尔·斯努克（Rylee Snook），切尔西·莫尔登（Chelsea Moulden），马修·戴尔·安东尼奥（Matthew Dell'Antonio），莉莉·班尼斯特（Lily Bannister）
可持续发展领袖：
Breydon Verryt Reid，Sabina Theobald，Lexie Saxon
音乐领袖：
波特娅·霍尔德曼（Tatia Holdman），泰勒·皮尔森（Taylor Pearson）
体育领袖：
Gabby Van Rijn，Bailey Musci
众议院领袖：
香槟（Champagnat）： Finn Grimes，Sarah Opie
麦考利：凯尔·琼斯（Kyle Jones），劳拉·麦格雷戈（Lara MacGregor）
MacKillop： Matt Black，Lara Willoughby
伍兹：尼克·库莫兹（Nick Kourmouzis），汉娜·纳尔蒂（Hannah Nulty）
Early Learning & Junior Years
Kimochis® (Kimochi means 'feeling' in Japanese) is a social-emotional learning program that teaches children real-life skills, such as how to identify and express their emotions, self-control, problem solving, and communication.
Each character has a unique temperament and personality. They are accompanied by plush feelings that help them to build their emotional vocabulary.
During each session, teachers will focus on the Kimochis® Keys to Communication tools to help your child learn how to speak in a respectful and responsible way and listen openly.
Neuromotor readiness for learning aims to improve immature motor skills and posture instability. Research has shown a direct correlation of immature motor skills and education achievement. The developmental program utilises exercises focusing on balance, coordination, retained primitive reflexes.
As the leaders of the Junior School, Year 6 students engage in an eight week program where our female and male students undertake specifically designed leadership programs utilising Girl Power and Rock & Water programs. Students learn their strengths and how to ground themselves to grow their confidence to respond to situations.
Middle Years
Our Middle School Pastoral Care program utilises the SHINE+ motto in programs purposely catering for the needs of each of Middle School students and their developmental stages. The Pastoral Care lessons each week also support Year 7 and 8 students with their transition into high school by supporting goal setting and organisation.
Pastoral Care is incorporated into the 9SHINE program which is a purposely intergrated subject including Health and Physical Education and Outdoor Education which supports the needs of Year 9 students.
Students also engage in the Youth Encounter alcohol and other drug education online program mapped to the Australian Curriculum and the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum. The interactive exact research-based online learning platform consists of content, graphics, short videos and downloadable PDFs for each student.
Big Life Journal evidence-based resources are utilised in order to grow students self-esteem, resilience, love of learning and the ability to take on challenges. The engaging resources also help students to set goals with a growth mindset, learn from mistakes and focus on solutions rather than problems.
Year 8 students participate in an eight-week course in gender specific classes. Females student complete ‘The Becoming A Woman’ life matter course and the males the ‘A Blueprint To Becoming A Man’. The topics include: Gender stereotypes / Leadership / Mental Health / Relationships / Body Image / Purpose.
Through presentations, student curriculum, teacher resources and digital content, the Resilience Project’s Education Program supports mental health in the classroom.
The research is clear; the more positive emotions you experience, the more resilient you will be. For that reason, the course focuses on three key pillars that have been proven to cultivate positive emotions; Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM), with Emotional Literacy being a foundational skill to practice these strategies.
Senior Years
Our Senior School Pastoral Care program utilises our SHINE+ motto to assist Senior School students to learn and grow over their senior years through the THRIVE online program. Pastoral Care lessons also support students with goal setting, organisation, study skills and their pathways.
Students engage in lessons that support students to understand the remarkable power of the human brain, neuroplasticity and assessing their mindsets.
Students use an evidence-based goal setting process (T.O.P.) learning from famous failures to foster perseverance and passion toward their goals by ‘getting gritty’.
Through the UPP program, there is a focus on "rising by lifting others" and active listening, in order to build authentic friendships. The 6 elements of wellbeing are explored which will enhance students' wellbeing.
Buddy Program
The buddy program is based on the Alannah and Madeline Better Buddies program which encourages cross-aged relationships throughout the school. Older students and their younger buddies all benefit from participation in the program. Older students develop an extra sense of meaning and purpose through their work with their younger buddies, while the younger students develop a strong, caring connection with an older buddy and are also assisted in their academic, social and emotional learning.
Each level is buddied up with another class as per the table below. The classes will engage in activities throughout the year such as reading, special days; Charity Day, Reconciliation Week, R U OK? Day and Liturgies to name a few.
