At KRB, a positive education is about meeting every student's academic, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Positive Education is a concept that underpins the educational experience of all students at KRB.

We structure all programs to help our students achieve:

• Wellbeing and happiness at school and in their everyday lives
• A feeling of connectedness to the school and the broader community
• An appreciation of their strengths and their potential to acquire new strengths
• A belief that they are capable of achieving whatever they set their minds to.

Some examples of how KRB ensures a positive education are:

• Working with students to set personal and academic goals and supporting them to achieve and review their goals
• Actively teaching positive psychology through our Pastoral Care Program, focusing on qualities such as resilience, gratitude, positive relationships, positive emotions and the identification of personal strengths
• Teaching students the concept of the ‘growth mindset’ (Dweck, 2007), where students are encouraged to view their skills and knowledge as changeable through effort
• Monitoring the academic, social, emotional and spiritual progress and development of each student through our P-12 Student Tracking Program
• Using constructive and positive feedback as a way of supporting student improvement.

Resources for Parents

www.raisingchildren.net.au/ - Raising Children Network
www.kidscount.com.au - Parenting Ideas
www.youthsafe.org - Safety - Youth Safe Preventing Serious Injury to Young People
www.beyondblue.org.au - Mental Health - Beyond Blue
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au - Black Dog Institute
www.livingisforeveryone.com.au - Self Harm and Suicide Prevention Resource
www.lifeline.org.au - Life Line
www.mensline.org.au - Mensline Australia
www.mmha.org.au - Multicultural Mental Health Australia
www.thehappinessinstitute.com.au - The Happiness Institute
www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/tmhc - Transcultural Mental Health
www.youthbeyondblue.com - Beyond Blue (Youth)
www.kenrigby.net - Bullying - Bullying in Schools and What to do About It
www.bullyingnoway.com.au - Bullying No Way
www.cyberbullying.org - Cyberbullying
www.cedd.org.au - Eating Disorders - Centre for Eating and Diet Disorders
www.relationships.com.au - Families - Relationships Australia
www.stepfamily.org.au - Step Families
www.kidshealth.org - Health - Health Resources for Parents, Kids and Teens
www.speldnsw.org.au - Learning Difficulties - Specific Learning Difficulties Association NSW
www.napcan.org.au - Child Protection - National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
www.netsmartz.org - Online Safety - Net Safety Resources

Resources for Students

Bullying - www.bullyingnoway.com.au - Bullying No Way
Health - www.kidshealth.org - For Parents, Kids and Teens
Online Safety - www.netsmartz.org - Net Safety Resources for Children
Mental Health - www.youthbeyondblue.com - Beyond Blue (Youth)