![]() ![]() I was broken and unwanted, a monster in disguise. Now even a wrongly placed tap TING – and I shatter under pressure. ![]() I’d been dropped, cracked, and glued back together. I prayed for a hero, someone to save my life.īut who would ever want to go through such strife? So many times now, I can’t even remember. I’ve been abandoned, forgotten, and left to the weather. This isn’t a phase someone ‘just survives’. It burned, it branded, it seared me alive. My lungs about to punch through their delicate membrane. I drowned, and drowned, and drowned in pain. I got used to it though, it was as familiar as kin. My tears were like acid, burning a route into my skin. The ocean could never be calmed – my thoughts never gathered. The ocean raged inside, with cliffs so steep I couldn’t climb. Remembering these moments pains me, right down to my core. That place was foreign, my mind was not my own. The walls, the walls, those times were never kind. I encourage you to support your child by doing everything possible to avoid missing these times.ĭo these people ever care about what I’ve faced?ĭrowning in my own thoughts, clawing at my own mind. When a student misses or is late for Connect in the morning or absent from Studio One, these are the supports and strategies that go missing for them. R U OK? Day is just one of many opportunities we create to support our students at Adelaide Botanic, with many of the other approaches embedded within Connect and Studio One. ReachOut Australia has created some resources that may help parents to have these conversations and these resources can be accessed through this link. As we know, having a meaningful conversation with teenagers can be tricky but so worthwhile. Now could be a great time to ask your child “ Are you OK?” and to support them in the event that they are struggling. The four steps of: ask, listen, encourage action, and check in are promoted because a conversation could change a life: We help students and staff understand that you don’t need to be an expert to reach out, be a good friend and a great listener. The second Thursday of September is R U OK? Day, a day dedicated to inspiring and helping everyone to meaningfully connect with people around them by asking the simple question “ Are you OK?”.Īt Adelaide Botanic this is an important day that we make into a special event with fun activities, resources and opportunities to connect with one another and to check in and ask R U OK? EMBRACING YOUNG PEOPLE’S CURIOSITY Update from the Principal ![]()
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