Guidance Officer
Share the Dignity
Ripley Valley SSC was the beneficiary of a Share the Dignity Vending Machine. This is an exciting resource for our school. The Dignity Vending machine dispenses a sanitary pack containing six tampons and two pads at the push of a button. Each vending machine has a delivery delay of 3 minutes to ensure products are not wasted. Share the Dignity is a charity which was founded in 2015 to provide girls and women with free sanitary products and education to end period poverty. Period poverty refers to the social, economic, political, and cultural barriers to females accessing menstrual products. The Share the Dignity in Queensland schools initiative is proudly sponsored by the Queensland Government to help end period poverty so students should not feel shame about requesting sanitary products or avoid school because their families cannot afford to provide sanitary products. The Dignity vending machine is located in the unisex student toilet in the School Support Services building in J block.
More information about this initiative can be found at https:/wwwwsharethedignityyorgg.au/end-period-poverty/dignity-vending-machinesqlddgovtt
Student Support Services – Personal Development Programs on offer Term 2, 2023
The Student Support Services staff at Ripley Valley State Secondary College, are committed to helping young people develop the skills they will need to be effective citizens. We will be offering students opportunities to take part in a range of personal development programs aimed to assist in building resilience, problem-solving, social and communication skills. The skills learnt in the small group programs are above and beyond what is offered in the Positive Behaviour for Learning Curriculum for all students. If you feel your child needs skills to build resilience or a boost to their social and emotional wellbeing, please get in contact with the relevant staff member below. Participation in the programs is voluntary.
RAGE
A new addition to our personal development suite for students is the RAGE program. RAGE is a six-week anger management course for adolescents running in Term 2 for students in grade 7 to 9. RAGE is a strength-based solution focused program that is hands on, practical and also fun for kids. Parents, teachers, carers and the like have commented on how this course has helped them and their children deal with the most misunderstood human emotion, anger. The Session themes are:
- The Many Faces of Anger
- The 4 T’s Anger Cycle
- Healthy Expressions of Anger
- Getting Through the Guilt of Anger
If your child is in Years 7 to 9 and you would like your child to participate in this program in the future, please contact Alicia on apick125@eq.edu.au
Resilient Adolescent Program (RAP)
One of the personal development programs on offer is The Resourceful Adolescent Program (RAP). RAP is a resilience-building program that aims to prevent the development of depression and other emotional problems in teenagers. RAP is strength-based and positively focussed, and has been developed to be relevant to all teenagers. It engages participants to think about what it means to be resourceful, as well as develop new strategies that will build their resilience. RAP empowers teenagers to effectively deal with stress, conflict, and other difficulties, both now and in the future. The program addresses issues such as managing stress, managing emotions, building self esteem, promoting family harmony, and keeping the peace with others.
Further information about the program can be found by visiting https:/www.rapqutteduu.au/programs/rap-a-for-adolescents.
The 70 minute program commences on Wednesday the 3rd of May 2023 and will run for six weeks every Wednesday during Period 4.
If you would like to refer your child, please contact Kristian on katki121@eq.edu.au.
Janet Ingram
Guidance Officer