Wellbeing

Wellbeing at St Margaret’s College

The wellbeing of our school community lies at the heart of St Margaret’s College. Life at SMC embraces the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of our students, as well as their academic growth and their development in sport and the arts. Positive relationships are powerful in our learning community and the sense of ‘family’ is fostered from Years 1 to 13. Wellbeing at St Margaret’s is based on five core elements – character, hauora, faith, service and headspace. These elements and how they are interwoven throughout the fabric of the school are detailed in our new “Wellbeing at St Margaret’s” booklet which accompanies this copy of Evergreen as an e-publication and is also available as a printed publication once school reopens. The five core elements of St Margaret’s College’s wellbeing are represented on five petals of the white camellia, a symbol of women’s suffrage, empowerment and of love and admiration. This wellbeing camelia was designed by the talented Ruve Crawford from our Visual Arts department and the flower symbolises flourishing and growth. The petals can be taken individually or combined to create a holistic representation of support for the wahine toa of all ages of St Margaret’s College.