As a school community we are committed to doing 鈥榳ellbeing well鈥�, where we respond to your child and their needs rather than reacting to their behaviour.
鈥楻espond rather than react鈥� can be best understood through insights into the neurophysiology of the brain:
When we are in our frontal lobe (our respond brain), we are grounded, and we can focus our attention to what is happening, what is important in situations and how you can act. This supports our capacity to plan, focus, self-regulate and set goals for ourselves and our students/children.
When we are in our limbic system (our react brain), we are focused on safety and dealing with real or perceived threats. This is our flight, fight or freeze brain and it keeps us safe.
By developing greater awareness of the triggers, experiences and outcomes associated with both brain areas, we are in a stronger position to respond rather than react, to remain grounded and be intentional in our moment-to-moment support roles. This is a foundational wellbeing skill we support our students to develop.
