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WANDERING SPIRIT PARENT SESSIONS
“To hear what I think of her and what she thinks of me.
Growing closer through activities and making connection.”
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WANDERING SPIRIT PARENT SESSIONS
The St Hilda’s Wandering Spirit Program is a year-long Year 9 program that provides opportunities for students to learn more about who they are, how they connect with the people and natural world around them, and who they would like to be, moving forward into their adult life.
It is a program that celebrates belonging, diversity and authenticity, providing opportunities to thrive, shine, evolve, connect and initiate.
In Term 2, we held parent and child focused workshops as part of the program. Split into mother/significant female day and father/significant male day, the sessions provide opportunities for each pairing to complete activities, develop ideas, have conversations and enjoy a shared meal.
“I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with my daughter and sharing stories. I benefitted from hearing her perspective on what she enjoys and what aspects of her family she found important. I think we both walked away having a greater understanding of each other.” Mother/Significant Female Sessions
The Mother/Significant Female sessions began with a presentation on the program and the main elements of Wandering Spirit throughout the year. Following this was a workshop similar in nature to what is conducted on the nineday program to our Yeagarup Campus. Titled ‘Connections’, the workshop focused on understanding your strengths, and why building connection with family, friends and community is important.
After the workshop was a physical activity titled ‘Story Walk.’ The students and their mothers solved riddles which lead them to different places around the School. Each station had prompts and activities designed to generate conversations and share things that may have not been shared before. It encouraged conversations about the future and lessons they may have learned in the past. It was particularly useful for mothers to share lessons they had learnt when they were a similar age.
To conclude the session, everyone came together for a picnic and shared their experiences of the day.
Father/Significant Male Sessions
Following a similar structure to the Mother/Significant Female Sessions, the Father/Significant Male session began with a presentation and workshop titled ‘Growth Mindset.’ This workshop focused on the understanding that we are constantly learning new skills and why it’s beneficial to continue to improve on the skills you already possess.
After the workshop, the fathers and their daughters got to choose between a variety of activities including Badminton, Watercolour Painting or Boxing Circuit Training. Prompts were inserted into these activities to encourage communication between the students and their fathers/ significant male figure.
Similarly to the Mother/Daughter session, everyone came together at the end for a picnic where they could discuss their experiences with others.
