Our wellbeing kaupapa

Wellbeing is something sought by everyone, because it includes so many positive things—feeling happy, healthy, socially connected, and purposeful. 

At Rolleston College Horoeka Haemata, we want everyone to ‘feel good and function well.’ Our school whakataukī states that ‘the seed shall not be lost’, and it is our mission to ensure that every learner is able to stand and succeed as the individual they are—a balanced learner—and have the tools to flourish. 

Ready to Flourish (R2F) is an essential part of our college curriculum and culture that is woven throughout all classes in the junior school through to the senior school.

We focus on the concept of positive education by teaching skills that assist staff and learners to build up their kete of resources in order to strengthen their relationships, build positive emotions, adopt a strengths-based approach, enhance personal resilience, promote a growth mindset and encourage a healthy balanced lifestyle.

To support this, we have also partnered with Tūturu. Tūturu is a uniquely Aotearoa approach that brings schools and health providers together so students can learn, be well and prepared for the modern world.

R2F rubric

Our R2F rubric is a tool to define the expectations for Ready to Flourish. It supports our learners to self-improve. They can identify their own strengths and weaknesses; and also help to clarify expectations.

Te Whare Tapa Whā

A hauora/wellbeing approach underpins health education at Rolleston College and is part of the New Zealand Curriculum.

Hauora is a Māori philosophy of health unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. It comprises taha tinana, taha hinengaro, taha whanau, and taha wairua. 

Taha tinana (physical wellbeing): the physical body, its growth, development, and ability to move, and ways of caring for it.

Taha hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing): coherent thinking processes, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and feelings and responding constructively.

Taha whānau (social wellbeing): family relationships, friendships, and other interpersonal relationships; feelings of belonging, compassion, and caring; and social support.

Taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing): the values and beliefs that determine the way people live, the search for meaning and purpose in life, and personal identity and self-awareness. For some individuals and communities, spiritual wellbeing is linked to a particular religion; for others, it is not.

Each of these four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the others.

Click on the image below to visit the Mental Health Foundation website and learn more about Te Whare Tapa Whā.