Wellbeing

Student Wellbeing

Students are better prepared for learning when they are healthy, safe and happy, therefore, student wellbeing is the responsibility of all staff working in a whole school context. Student learning cannot be separated from wellbeing.

At Luther an extensive Wellbeing program is in place across the school. It aims to foster well balanced, grounded, compassionate and strong community members.

Our aim is to:

• provide an environment where students are free from the effects of negative discrimination involving race, religion, gender, physical disability, socio-economic status and other factors which might impact on their educational achievement

• achieve quality and equity of outcomes for all students

• promote an understanding and appreciation of the value of cultural diversity among students

• develop in all students a capacity to make rational and well informed decisions about their own lives

through the provision of:
 
- peer support programs to assist with transition
- curricular programs eg drug education, vocational training, relationships and sexual education, Safe Party Day
- senior student mentoring program
- parent/teacher meetings to ensure consistent and close communication and feedback to parents on student progress and wellbeing
- study skills programs 

The Wellbeing team consists of expert educators, led by the Director of Learning, Ms Karen Dymke, pastoral staff, guided by Pastor David Spike, the Director of Wellbeing (Mr Ian Hall) and the Principal, Mr Adrian Wiles. We are committed to and focussed on ensuring the academic success, personal development, health and wellbeing of all students.

Personal Development

In response to an increasingly complex world which places a variety of pressures on our developing young, an extensive program prepared by Mrs Judy Heckman and delivered by a very well resourced team aims to improve decision making in an ethical context so that students fully develop their abilities and talents and take responsibility for their own lives.

College Houses

The College House structure is an essential feature of College life, with family members joining the House of older siblings. The College care groups are based on the Houses, which also compete in sport, drama, performing arts and public speaking. The initial Houses (1964-66) were WARREN and YARRA, named after local waterways. Since 1967 there have been four Houses, taking the names of hills in Croydon:

BIRT (Blue)
Birt's Hill adjoins the College campus to the east. Thomas Birt operated a handsaw pit in the vicinity early in Croydon's history. Birt won Champion House in 1969-72, 1976-77, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1997 and 2003.

CHEONG (Red)
Cheok Cheong arrived in 1899 to develop land now bounded by Bayswater, Eastfield and Mt Dandenong Roads as a farm and orchard. Present day Cheong Park lies at the foot of Cheong Hill. Cheong was Champion House in 1968, 1979-80, 1989, 2008 and was co-Champion in 1993.

NELSON (Yellow)
Nelson Hill, located between the Maroondah Highway and Mt Dandenong Road, was named after a cottager who lived in Murray Road. Nelson won Champion House in 1973, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.

WICKLOW (Green)
Wicklow Hill, at 207 metres above sea level, is the highest ground in Croydon (bounded by Main Street, Mt Dandenong Road and Maroondah Highway). It derived its name from `Wicklow Hills', the property of the family of Richard Kelly purchased in 1889. House victories were achieved in 1967, 1974-75, 1983, 1986-88, 1990-92, co-Champion in 1993, 1995 and 2005.