Year 8 Empower Day

Last Wednesday our Year 8 students took part in a series of webinars designed to empower them to challenge (cyber)bullying, support their peers, navigate the online world safely and develop tools for digital wellbeing.

Run by Project Rockit, the four, 30-minute webinars included live question and answer sessions, interactive polls and follow-up activities.

Project Rockit is an Australian youth-driven movement against (cyber)bullying. For more than a decade, it educated and empowered school students to stand up to bullying, hate and prejudice instead of standing by and watching.

The workshops explored themes of inclusion, respectful relationships, social leadership, diversity, values and ethics and empathy.

Below is reflection on the experience from Year 8 students Apajok.

“On Wednesday 27 November all Year 8 students participated in the Project Rockit program. The program teaches young students to allow positive change within the community. We were all given booklets and discussed amongst ourselves and together as a class common issues such as bullying through social media. We also wrote about our own experiences in different types of situations. We learnt so much about consequences, how to deal with them and also how to stand up for ourselves. We also learnt that instead of spreading negativity in the community to spread positivity instead.

“We listened to webinars that covered respect, empathy, how to stand up when someone is being bullied and how one word can change someone’s life for the better or worse. There were great discussions in our classrooms with students participating eagerly on this important topic. Overall the day was informative and engaging on a subject that needs to be addressed more.”


Supporting your child in the online world

As part of the Empower Webinar Series, Project Rockit has included a parent support webinar to help parents and guardians create a positive and safe experience online for their children.

The Parent Support Webinar is 20 minutes long and can be watched on-demand at a time that suits you.

It covers tips for staying safe online and how to help your child navigate the risks and rewards of the online world. 

Watch the webinar now.

Jordan Reithofer

Lawrence House Leader

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