Secondary News
- theresedavis
- Mar 8, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 10, 2023
Our Culture of Community - What’s happening online?
Technology has become so pervasive in our society that in 2023 we see so called ‘SMART Phones’ more like a limb, something that we can’t remove ourselves from, as opposed to an assistant that we can choose to use to improve or enhance our lives. Whilst the internet and these devices combine to help us perform amazing things, unfortunately, the reality is they can also be highly damaging. What our young men and women can get access to online, at times, is a little frightening and because the technology is rather personal, for us as parents we are not always a part of their interactions or viewing the material they are consuming.
From my experience I have regrettably seen young men and women hurt by negative interactions online. I’d like to take a brief moment to encourage our parent community to having ongoing, open discussions with your child about how they are managing themselves online, where they are investing their time and do they feel this is helpful and beneficial?
We do have amazing young men and women at MCS, capable of so much good, however, they need our help and guidance as they learn to contribute positively to the online environment and school culture and community.
One resource you may be interested in comes from Elevate Education and is a free Webinar which you can sign up to below.
Free Webinar for Parents - Wednesday 15th March
Do you want to help your child use the technology wisely and well?
Are you concerned about how much time your child spends on technology?
Sign up for the free webinar, run by Elevate, below.
Using Technology and Beating Distractions Wednesday 15th March at 6:30pm |
Here's what Elevate will be covering: * Technology addiction and how to reduce technology dependence * Practical strategies and apps to minimise procrastination * How to help your child use technology productively to enhance their learning |
Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school:
Wellbeing Wednesday
In Week 9, our secondary community will join together and take some time to focus on our wellbeing. We saw just how much this was needed throughout our COVID lockdown learning and is an initiative MCS has continued since returning to face to face learning. This year we plan to hold a number of wellbeing events to help promote a positive and supportive community at MCS, as we know how important the wellbeing of our community is.
Our First Wellbeing Wednesday Event will be held here at MCS on Wednesday 22nd March.
More information to follow.
Mr. Weeks
Head of Secondary
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