At Paarl Girls’ High, we strive to create a happy and challenging environment where each individual can reach her full potential. Learner wellness is one of the key elements to reaching this goal. We deliberately create space in the curriculum and in the timetable to focus on the improvement of the learner’s wellness by teaching the learners important skills. We believe that practising healthy habits daily attains better physical and mental health. Learners will instead of just surviving, start thriving.

Wellbeing: a state where children can meet their learning potential, cope with normal stresses and are connected to others.

A culture of wellbeing is prioritised across the entire school community. Positive social norms and behaviour are built between our staff and our students. A sense of belonging and inclusivity is woven through everything the school does. It is a whole-school approach.

This help students to:

• Flourish in their education journey
• Develop empathy for others and understand relationships
• Build resilience - the ability to cope and thrive in the face of challenges
• Use positive approaches to manage their behaviour, fostering a range of strategies
• Grow their social and emotional skills and the confidence to be themselves

Measuring a child’s wellbeing is important because all children deserve to be happy.

The 5 wellness pillars we embrace to help the learners to find balance, build resilience and boost mental health

Connection

Be active

Take notice

Keep learning

To give

Transform to Perform (T2P): This strategy is an integrated approach by the WCED, developing a values-driven mindset of self-belief and values within all role players (learners, teachers, parents and officials, including leadership and top management) in the province.

The WCED believes that the shift in self-belief, values and mindsets, should result in improved behaviour and performance by all stakeholders – not to mention improved results!

At Paarl Girls’ High we focus on:

• Enhancing the mantra of the WCED: Enter to learn, leave to serve.
• We teach the little ones that we can fill our own buckets by filling other people’s buckets.
• Students learn to demonstrate kindness, compassion, and respect. They will understand that the positive things they do for others show respect and will no doubt come back to them and that when they are unkind to others, they hurt themselves as well.

It is important that children learn to be involved in the community from a young age. They need to grow aware of people’s needs and how they can help and contribute.

We are involved in the following annual projects:

• Collection and distribution of stationery to a school in need.
• Gifting unused reading books to schools in need.
• We host invitational sports days to which we invite less privileged schools to join us.
• Tekkie Tax and Casual Day.
• A visit to local old aged homes to sing songs and distribute hugs.

Take a virtual walk through our Pre-Primary School