You’ve been working hard – taking everything in; creating diagrams, flow charts and mind maps; colour-coding your notes; making cue cards. You know your stuff. But once you’re in the room, something changes. Suddenly, the space where all of that knowledge used to be seems to be empty. ‘Think!’ you shout at your brain; heart… Read more »
Kilvington Grammar School Virtual Open Morning September 2020
Open Mornings
Come along to one of our Open Mornings to see what Kilvington can offer your child.
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Supporting student and family wellbeing
By Monique Alexander, School Psychologist: Kilvington teachers have been working with Professor Lea Waters this year in strengthening student wellbeing practices through a Visible Wellbeing approach. Visible Wellbeing aims to build staff and student awareness of how our thoughts and feelings influence everything from the quality of our sleep to the quality of our relationships,… Read more »
Helping children focus during home schooling
By Sally Kenney, School Psychologist: “The often-used phrase ‘pay attention’ is apt: you dispose of a limited budget of attention that you can allocate to activities, and if you try to go beyond your budget, you will fail.” Daniel Kahneman The ability to focus on a task is not just about exercising self-control: it is… Read more »
A Year 12 perspective on lock down
By Luke Kiosoglous, Year 12: It’s 8.00am! I can still sleep in a little longer. Beats waking up at 7.00am. I don’t even walk to School anymore; School comes to me. The future is now, I guess. I am still having the same toast for breakfast as I have for years, but now I… Read more »
