How sad I was to read of the severe trashing of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School soon after the State Minister for Education had unveiled a completely refurbished school. The refurbishment cost $45 million.
The perpetrators were young children of 10 to around 13. Apparently this group roam pretty much unchecked around the Kalgoorlie community. One has to feel the sense of loss for the main student body in having this pristine school taken from them by needless vandalism.
My sympathy also to the principal and his staff members. Do not lose heart. If you have not already done so create a vibrant student wellbeing program in the full sense of what this means. If you need expert help in this I strongly recommend you contact the Melbourne University Graduate School of Education under Professor John Hattie. They know how to get out on the ground and create student wellbeing programs. Such a program will win out in the end and even the young vandals may get to feel that school is a safe place where they are respected and yes even loved.
Enough already!
GD
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