Our SWELL (Student Wellbeing for Engaging Lifelong Learners) framework is how we ensure the wellbeing of all members of the school community. We recognise that wellbeing is connected to learning. At GGSS we nurture students so they become resilient lifelong learners who can become successful in their life pursuits.
This Framework is based on the department’s SLWF (Student Learning & wellbeing framework) and incorporates other aspects we cover. Teachers regularly teach these aspects to ensure the wellbeing of our students. We engage in a QEW Qld Engagement Well-Being Survey to monitor the success of our framework and to identify key areas for improvement.
Our SWELL Themes and Character StrengthsOur SWELL program is structured around monthly themes, each focusing on a selection of character strengths from the internationally recognised VIA framework. These strengths help students better understand themselves, build positive relationships, and develop the personal qualities that support lifelong learning and wellbeing.🧠 What Are Character Strengths?In the early 2000s, researchers in psychology made a groundbreaking discovery: a common language of 24 character strengths that represent what’s best in human behaviour. These strengths—such as kindness, perseverance, honesty, and curiosity—exist in every person, in varying degrees.Each of the 24 strengths fits under one of six universal virtues found across all cultures:- Wisdom – strengths of thinking and learning
- Courage – strengths of emotional resilience and action
- Humanity – strengths of caring and connection
- Justice – strengths that support fairness and community
- Temperance – strengths of self-control and balance
- Transcendence – strengths that give life meaning and purpose
Every child has a unique character strengths profile, and our goal is to help them identify and grow these strengths in authentic, everyday ways. 📅 Monthly ThemesEach month, we focus on a theme that brings together 3–4 related character strengths. These are explored through:- Class discussions and activities
- Morning Hive Time (circle time)
- Whole-school assemblies
- Recognition awards and real-life examples
- Integration with our Health & Physical Education curriculum
Our SWELL approach makes character strengths more than a poster on the wall—they become language, habits, and values our students live by.
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Glenore
Grove State School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) School
and is committed to providing a safe, respectful and disciplined
learning environment for all of our students, staff and families, where
students have opportunities to engage in quality learning experiences
and acquire values supportive of their lifelong wellbeing. The
goal of Positive Behaviour Support is to enhance the capacity of
schools to educate all students, including students with challenging
social behaviours, by establishing an effective continuum of Positive
Behaviour for Learning systems and practices.
Our
school staff are critical to developing safe and inclusive classrooms,
where students are supported and engaged in learning. A whole-school
approach to curriculum provision, using a continuum of support, caters
for the learning needs of all students including those with diverse
needs. Successful teachers define, teach, reteach, and model the
expected behaviours. They provide regular opportunities for students to
practise the expected behaviours in the settings in which they will be
used. They also actively supervise students, promote the expected
behaviour, prevent, and correct inappropriate behaviour, and acknowledge
positive behaviour.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is about learning how to manage feelings, manage friendships and solve problems. These are essential life skills that support wellbeing and positive mental health. Social and emotional skills promote children's ability to cope with difficulties and help to prevent mental health problems. At GGSS we use the PATHS, (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) Second Steps and URSTRONG, Switch4Schools programs to teach social-emotional skills through explicit lessons. Lessons are timetabled and completed weekly.
Brain Boost is a part of the GGSS SWELL Framework that promotes the wellbeing of our students. It is a curriculum that looks at Brain Health, how the brain works, executive functioning, growth mindset, respectful relationships, self-regulation and mindfulness. Each week classes work on a specific area to help give brains a ‘boost’ to be effective learners. GGSS has developed a specific overview to cover all of these areas. Lessons are taught weekly.