Seymour’s unique GIRLbeing Framework guides the growth of each girl, resulting in young women with strong hearts and minds.

 

Student wellbeing

Individual support every step of the way

At Seymour, the wellbeing of our students is our number one priority. We know that when girls are happy, they learn best.

Our unique GIRLbeing framework encourages and guides the growth of gritty, resilient and independent learners, in a school environment that fosters the development of young women ready to follow their chosen path.

We recognise that there are many issues and factors that impact upon the ability of girls and young women to negotiate their way through an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world. The setbacks, triumphs, hardships and successes experienced along the way are what help students to grow, regardless of the destination. The GIRLbeing Framework guides the growth of each Seymour girl, resulting in young women with strong hearts and minds.

Across the entire College, support from our team of staff and teachers, as well as access to our fulltime College psychologists, ensures our girls are supported every step of their Seymour journey.

 

Seymour’s GIRLbeing Framework focuses on ensuring our girls are happy and healthy.

Emotional Intelligence program

Seymour works in partnership with Swinburne University in the delivery of Aristotle, their emotional intelligence (EI) program, as part of our Barr Smith Campus wellbeing curriculum. The focus of the program is to develop, improve and implement EI across the College community. Aristotle has been developed using evidence based research and we work with Swinburne to tailor programs specifically to the needs of Seymour girls. EI education is now widely accepted as integral to establishing positive mental health and resilience in students and it underpins Seymour’s GIRLbeing program.

Teacher reflections on the impact of the Emotional Intelligence Program at Seymour:

  • My students are more articulate in their discussions about goal setting and tackling problems head on, and have become more confident in discussing their feelings in challenging situations. The program has allowed us to pin point areas of Emotional Intelligence that individual students need to work on, and it has also given us insight into why students express certain behaviours.
  • Aristotle EI has allowed students to learn more about their emotions in a safe and comfortable environment. They develop skills that encourage them to be more self-aware and considerate of those around them. It offers the opportunity for students to develop an emotional toolkit that they can draw upon when adolescent mile stones are reached and experience them with a positive mindset.
  • Students are more self-aware, understanding how their behaviours can impact on others, while also being more capable of reading others emotions and moods.

EI education is now widely accepted as integral to establishing positive mental health and resilience in students and it underpins Seymour’s GIRLbeing program.