Transitions

Duration 4 weeks x 1.5 hours

Timing:

At any time on a Monday Thurs or Friday at any point in term 4 (subject to other bookings)

Capacity:

Max 20 children per group (able to run more than one group at once or manage a large group and split off for smaller group work)

Members of Staff

Rob Chaney, Alice Gainger, Jenn Atkins, Vanessa Lontos (volunteer)

Activity

Kombiz staff will come to the school and facilitate games/activities with children during lunchtime.

Charges for delivery

$1500

Outline

Session 1 - Exploring the topic of change

The children will have the opportunity to: Be able to recognise both positive and negative outcomes of change; Reflect on the range of changes in their lives; Recognise that we each deal with changes differently.

Session 2 - Exploring the feelings

The children will have the opportunity to: Consider the many effects changing schools may have on their lives; Explore the different feelings associated with changes; Recognise, name and begin to accept their own feelings about moving to secondary school.

Session 3 - Exploring the options

The children will have the opportunity to: Meet with secondary students and hear their experiences; Identify supports for coping with the change of schools; Explore their hopes for the future; Identify their individual strengths and their capacity to achieve these hopes; Explore their ability to utilise their strengths to manage change effectively.

Session 4 - Where do we go from here

The children will have the opportunity to: Deal with the practical aspects of the transition; Explore how they will make the journey to school; Look at some sample time tables and understand how they work; Explore how to make friends and connections with their new class mates; Making links with places and people who will walk with them through the transition.