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Wellbeing Week 2022

Posted on August 20, 2022

Join us for Wellbeing Week: 26-29 September
(Week 10 Term 3)

Please note: Activities were updated on 14 September 2022. If you had downloaded the timetable or made your bookings prior to this date please check your chosen sessions and download the updated timetable if needed.

Open Access College students and their families are invited to attend a week of activities & fun at Marden campus: 1-37 Marden Road, Marden.

Join us for fun, inclusive activities that show you how to introduce more wellbeing into your life, and mix with fellow students, teachers, Student Wellbeing Leaders and OAC staff!

Please see the list of activities below.

You can choose one activity per session.*Some activities on Monday and Tuesday are extended over 2 sessions.

Download the Activity Timetable (Pdf 2.3Mb) for more information about activities.

Wellbeing Week Activities:

Monday 26 September

9am - 10am Welcome, Pancake Breakfast & Housekeeping

Session 1: 10am - 10.45am

• Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony with Uncle Mickey (All)

Session 2: 11.15am - 1pm

• Bookweek Geocaching (R-6)
• Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) Digital Art (Yr 7-12) (Sessions 2 & 3)*
• Sporting Games Mars Stadium (Yr 7-12)
• Tie Dying (R-6)

Session 3: 1.30pm - 2.30pm

• AIE Digital Art (Yr 7-12) continued *
• World Games (R-7)
• Ball Games & Sports Mars Stadium (Yr 8-12)

Tuesday 27 September

9am - 9.30am Arrival & Daily Welcome

Session 1: 9.30am - 10.45am

• Elevate Parent Seminar - Supporting Student Success. (Year 10-12)
• Message Sticks with Cedric Varcoe. (R-12) (Sessions 1 & 2)*
• Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) Game Design (Yr 7-10) (Sessions 1 & 2)*
• Parenting a Child with Anxiety
• Escape Room in the Zoo (Yr 7-12)

Session 2: 11.15am - 1pm

• Elevate Student Session Working Smarter (Yr 10-12)
• Bricks 4 Kids (Lego) (Sessions 2 & 3)*
• Message Sticks with Cedric Varcoe (R-12) continued*
• AIE Game Design (Yr 7-10) continued*

Session 3: 1.30pm - 2.30pm

• Elevate Student Session Plotting Your Success (Yr 10-12) (1.30-2.45)
• Puzzles & Board Games (R-12)
• Table Tennis (R-12)
• Bricks 4 Kids (R-6) continued*

Wednesday 28 September

9am - 9.30am Arrival & Daily Welcome

Session 1: 9.30am - 10.45am

• Bush Tucker - Australian Native Foods (R-12)
• Japanese Tea Ceremony & Koto (All Ages)
• Lava Lamps (R-6)
• Ceramic Painting (Yr 10-12)

Session 2: 11.15am - 1pm

• Silent Disco (R-6)
• Bugs Slugs and Reptiles (All Ages)
• Coping with Anxiety (Yr 7-12)

Session 3: 1.30pm - 2.30pm

• Phantastic Physics Show (All Ages)
• Japanese Tea Ceremony & Koto (Year 9-12)

Thursday 29 September

9am - 9.30am Arrival & Daily Welcome

Session 1: 9.30am - 10.45am

• Art Mural with Cedric Varcoe (Yr 7-12)
• Time Capsule - Letter Writing (Yr 8-12)
• Miniture Painting (Yr 4-12)
• Puzzles & Board Games (R-6)

Session 2: 11.15am - 1pm

• Mural Painting (Yr 7-12)
• Painting Pots (R-12)
• Dungeons & Dragons (Yr 7-12)
• Calm Down Jars (Yr 2-6)

Session 3: 1.30pm - 2.30pm

• BBQ Lunch & Farewell Bush Band Entertainment (All)