Mind, Body & Spirit – Be Totally
Being a member of Sunrise School means being part of a very special community in which we consider our extended family. To develop responsible, caring, passionate, compassionate and confident adults, we offer a variety of programs and carry values throughout our school curriculum and beyond.
Activities are designed to provoke an awareness of values within and build inner resources. They are designed to empower and to elicit potential creativity and inner gifts. Students are asked to reflect, imagine, communicate, create, write about, artistically express and play with values. In the process, personal, social and emotional skills develop, as well as peaceful and co-operative social skills.
Activities are designed to provoke an awareness of values within and build inner resources. They are designed to empower and to elicit potential creativity and inner gifts. Students are asked to reflect, imagine, communicate, create, write about, artistically express and play with values. In the process, personal, social and emotional skills develop, as well as peaceful and co-operative social skills.
Morning Circle
Every morning, classes take time to be quiet. We meditate, do yoga, listen to stories, have circle discussions and tap cortices or Brain Gym. On Monday morning, year 1 – 9 join together for this time. The session is lead by a different facilitators each week and topics for discussion vary. It gives the students the opportunity to share and get to know students from all of the different classes.
Reflection Time
At the end of the week, the whole school gathers together to share something that they have learnt over the week. Parents are encouraged to come to this session. It is a wonderful way to see what each class has been doing and for students to feel proud in their work.
Every morning, classes take time to be quiet. We meditate, do yoga, listen to stories, have circle discussions and tap cortices or Brain Gym. On Monday morning, year 1 – 9 join together for this time. The session is lead by a different facilitators each week and topics for discussion vary. It gives the students the opportunity to share and get to know students from all of the different classes.
Reflection Time
At the end of the week, the whole school gathers together to share something that they have learnt over the week. Parents are encouraged to come to this session. It is a wonderful way to see what each class has been doing and for students to feel proud in their work.
Peer Support
Our Peer Support program began in 2013. It is based on the idea that students support and guide younger students to help prevent incidences of bullying and to create a caring, compassionate and supportive school community.
The Peer Support program develops self-confidence, self-esteem and good communication skills. Students are encouraged to discuss problems and issues in their peer-support groups and to work together to solve problems.
The mentors (high school students) work with their groups to build resilience, learn how to deal with peer pressures and teach life skills that empower. Sessions, held once a week, are planned, prepared and taught by the leaders.
This program teaches leadership, organisation and teamwork to the older students and allows younger students to develop relationships with students of all ages – creating a safer and happier environment. It also allows students to discuss topics that are of most interest to them.
Peer Mentoring
Older students are ‘buddied-up’ with our youngest (Early Years) children for peer mentoring sessions in which students read, play and talk together. All students love and benefit from this experience.
Living Values and Holistic Health
Using a combination of the UN’s ‘Living Values’, ‘Mind-Up’, ‘Bravehearts’ and ‘Friendly Schools’ programs, we teach protective behaviours, promote life skills including personal and shared values, breadth of experience and understanding of difference, motivate students and involve them in thinking about themselves, others, the world and values in ways that are relevant and also how and why the body and mind work in the ways they do.
Yoga
All classes partake in one yoga lesson per week. Yoga helps us to improve balance, flexibility, fitness, relaxation, focus and self-discipline (to name but a few benefits).
Physical Exercise
All classes have PE twice per week in which they experience a variety of different sports, including swimming, team sports, athletics and cross-country.
Our Peer Support program began in 2013. It is based on the idea that students support and guide younger students to help prevent incidences of bullying and to create a caring, compassionate and supportive school community.
The Peer Support program develops self-confidence, self-esteem and good communication skills. Students are encouraged to discuss problems and issues in their peer-support groups and to work together to solve problems.
The mentors (high school students) work with their groups to build resilience, learn how to deal with peer pressures and teach life skills that empower. Sessions, held once a week, are planned, prepared and taught by the leaders.
This program teaches leadership, organisation and teamwork to the older students and allows younger students to develop relationships with students of all ages – creating a safer and happier environment. It also allows students to discuss topics that are of most interest to them.
Peer Mentoring
Older students are ‘buddied-up’ with our youngest (Early Years) children for peer mentoring sessions in which students read, play and talk together. All students love and benefit from this experience.
Living Values and Holistic Health
Using a combination of the UN’s ‘Living Values’, ‘Mind-Up’, ‘Bravehearts’ and ‘Friendly Schools’ programs, we teach protective behaviours, promote life skills including personal and shared values, breadth of experience and understanding of difference, motivate students and involve them in thinking about themselves, others, the world and values in ways that are relevant and also how and why the body and mind work in the ways they do.
Yoga
All classes partake in one yoga lesson per week. Yoga helps us to improve balance, flexibility, fitness, relaxation, focus and self-discipline (to name but a few benefits).
Physical Exercise
All classes have PE twice per week in which they experience a variety of different sports, including swimming, team sports, athletics and cross-country.
