On Wednesday, 10 June, 125 Year 6 students from our Wyvern House and Lindfield campuses arrvied at the Stanmore Senior School for Experience Year 7 day!

This day is Year 6’s official first step towards beginning as a Year 7 student. The purpose of the day is to provide our Year 6 students with an opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the life of the Senior School. Following the Senior School timetable, Year 6 rotated through a series of “sample” Year 7 lessons aimed at introducing them to some of the content and learning activities that they will engage in next year.

They began as a whole group with an introduction to the well-being program and some of the basic ideas regarding positive psychology and the importance of having a “growth mindset” (Dweck, 2006) towards welcoming and making new friends in Year 7.

Many senior teachers volunteered their time to run sample lessons across a range of subject areas. Year 6 even experienced their first fire drill and coped very well with the unforeseen interruption. Ms Scalone, Ms Christian and I were very impressed by the boys’ excellent behaviour and the positive spirit with which they entered into all of their activities. The boys appeared to really enjoy themselves and many of them left the gates shaking our hands, calling out their thank yous to us and saying that they couldn’t wait to start high school!

My sincere thanks to Ms Scalone, Ms Christian and all the Senior School teachers who supported the day with all their hard work ensuring that the boys had a fun and memorable experience.

Mrs Julie Burke
Head of Middle Years

_{Dweck, Carol. (2006) Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality and Development. Random House. New York.}