Wellbeing

Support Wellbeing

We employ numerous dedicated strategies to ensure that wellbeing is promoted and fostered within our School including:

• Dedicated Wellbeing team
• Inclusive Education Team
• Open Dialogue Approach
• Restorative Practices
• Year Mentors and Stage Advisors in High School

We believe that personal growth flourishes through connections with others. Korowal School strives to create a safe and supportive environment where students, teachers, and families feel valued, and where respectful relationships are cultivated.

Our learning environment is designed to:

• Support the physical, social, academic, and emotional development of students
• Minimize the risk of harm
• Provide policies and programs that develop self-worth and foster personal growth
• Uphold mutual respect and the school’s values
• Ensure equal opportunities for all.

Korowal School also provides dedicated support for student wellbeing through our Wellbeing team, High School Mentors, Stage Advisors and primary teachers. Together, they play a crucial role in guiding students through their academic and personal development. We offer dedicated weekly “Mentor Time” in High School, sharing resources, and strategies to help students build a sense of connection and belonging, and a positive sense of self.

We also believe that a strong partnership between our School and your home is crucial to student wellbeing. Korowal actively involves parents and the broader community through workshops, events, and open communication, ensuring that we work together to support your child’s growth and development.

Inclusive Education

At Korowal School, we believe that every student can learn. To achieve this, we use Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework that makes our curriculum flexible and accessible by providing multiple ways of engagement, representation, and expression. This approach allows us to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities, creating a learning environment where every student can succeed—whether they need additional support to achieve at grade level or require extension beyond it.

Our commitment to inclusion is supported by a dedicated Inclusive Education Coordinator and a skilled team of Learning Support teachers and teachers’ aides. These professionals work closely with classroom teachers to provide universal and differentiated support, ensuring that each student receives the help they need to succeed academically and socially. By fostering an inclusive environment, we aim to empower all students to reach their full potential within a supportive and compassionate school community.

Open Dialogue

Open Dialogue is a cornerstone of our approach to student wellbeing, emphasizing open, honest communication and collaborative problem-solving. Guided by the principle of “nothing about me, without me,” Open Dialogue ensures that students are actively involved in discussions and decisions regarding their wellbeing.

This approach is built on several key principles: immediate help, social network perspective, flexibility and mobility, responsibility, psychological continuity, tolerance of uncertainty, and dialogism. These principles ensure that our methods are responsive, inclusive, and centred on the needs of each child.

Since 2019, Open Dialogue Network Meetings have been integral to supporting student wellbeing at Korowal, with every staff member trained annually. These meetings bring together all the important people in a student’s life—parents, carers, teachers, and other supporters—to collaborate in support of their wellbeing and academic success.

Aligned with our core values, Open Dialogue fosters healthy, honest relationships within our community. It cultivates compassion, equity, respect, and empathy, while encouraging resilience, active listening, and openness. Through candid and non-judgmental conversations, we create a supportive environment that strengthens connections and promotes mutual understanding.