Healthy School News
Healthy School News
Faith Field - Secondary School Nurse | Health, Wellbeing and Specialist Services
Active Schools
Active Schools aims to ensure that all Victorian students have the skills, confidence, and motivation to be active in life. North Geelong Secondary College is an Active School and encourages all students, families, and staff to be active.
Summer Sport:
It's that time of year when local community-based sports clubs in Geelong are taking registrations for the summer season. Young people have plenty of opportunities to participate in various sporting activities. Take a look at some of the local sports clubs and consider getting involved in local sports: Sports Clubs
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program is now open!
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program is now open! Get in quick as applications will remain open until the allocation is exhausted. If your family or child has a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, you may be eligible for up to $200 to put towards the cost of your child’s participation in sport and active recreation activities.
Important Dates:
Round 8 open to apply for a voucher or reimbursement: 10:00 am Wednesday, 9 October 2024 and will remain open until the allocation is exhausted.
Reimbursement expenditure dates: from 1 July 2024 until submission of application
Vouchers expiry date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025.
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and active recreation activities by providing financial support for the cost of membership and registration fees. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each.
Special consideration also applies for children residing in care services, as well as temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants, or international students.
To find out if you are eligible, how to apply, what costs are covered and more, visit www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers
You can find translated information about the Get Active Kids Voucher Program below:
Arabic poster – PDF
Hindi poster – PDF
Punjabi poster – PDF
Somali poster (PDF)
Vietnamese poster – PDF
Mandarin poster – PDF
Respectful Relationships
At North Geelong Secondary College, we are dedicated to promoting healthy and respectful relationships among students, families, and staff. We use the Victorian Respectful Relationships whole school approach, including the Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships 7-12 Resources to help students learn and practice social skills that can positively impact their learning, life, and relationships. These resources cover eight social and emotional learning topics to support the delivery of the respectful relationships program. Additionally, North Geelong Secondary College encourages the entire school community to adopt equal and respectful attitudes, behaviours, structures, and practices. For more information click on the link Respectful Relationships | schools.vic.gov.au
