It has been very pleasing this term to see the amount of positive student participation in the many extracurricular events that the College takes part in. The many activities that students have positively engaged in such as Rugby Union, Rugby League, Basketball, Netball, Swimming, Athletics, Music, Public Speaking, Youth Council, the school play and the other countless activities that have taken place give students a sense of belonging and build community.

Community is at the core of our Positive School Wide Behaviour Strategy which creates an ethos at the College which supports learning, participation and supporting each other. We endeavour as a College to demonstrate to students how to behave appropriately and uphold the College Core Values of Being Christ-Like, Respecting All, Aiming High,Being Proud and Celebrating Success. Otherwise known as our BRoulee ABC!

School-Wide Positive Behaviour Strategies (SWPBS) is an evidence-based framework for modelling positive behaviour in schools. It creates a positive school climate, a culture of student competence and an open, responsive management system for school leaders, staff, students, parents/carers. SWPBS include support systems for establishing positive school culture, learning and teaching environments and individual student plans to achieve academic and social success for all students.

The College actively promotes the safe, respectful and orderly learning environment for all students and staff. Our staff care for the students and the students care for each other and regularly students come to the Pastoral Office with some concerns about other students mental health and wellbeing. This is a positive confirmation that we are doing things right.

Over this term, many families have received positive emails and phone calls from staff letting parents know the great things that their child has been involved with at Carroll College. This is in support of our pastoral goals as a College community being to ‘‘catch students being good’. Students are also awarded House Points through Sentral which the students can ‘cash in’ for rewards and accumulate towards the House Cups.

One of our great student supported events is traditional ANZAC Day Marches which take place on Thursday 25 April. The College has the greatest representation of all the schools in the Eurobodalla, taking part in services in Batemans Bay, Moruya, Tomakin, Narooma and Tuross. Students taking part are reminded to be in full uniform on the day. The times of the Dawn Service and Marches are listed below:

The College encourages as many students as possible to take part in the march’s to support those who have fought for our great inclusive country we have today.

Nathan Mansfield

Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care