Pastoral Care
Pastoral care is the total climate of care arising out of the action taken by the College to promote and enhance student wellbeing of a personal, social, physical, emotional, mental or spiritual nature. Key elements of student wellbeing are positive self-regard, respect for others, positive relationships, responsible behaviours and personal resilience.
Pastoral care provisions extend through the school day and are not confined to particular times and lessons.
Pastoral care and a timetabled pastoral care program is facilitated by teams of homeroom teachers at each year level and is overseen by Year Level Co-ordinators. Staff work to ensure that all social, physical and spiritual needs of students are considered and enacted.
Emmaus College practises and celebrates Christian values, is a welcoming community promoting quality interpersonal relationships, is inclusive and safe and fosters a sense of wellbeing and educates students for engagement in civic and public life which involves community service and issues of social justice.
Pastoral care is effected in many aspects of Emmaus school life and includes our Mission Statement and Wellbeing policies eg. Working Together, A Fair Go For All, Drug and Medication Education and Support and Ethics for Use of Technology, student – student and student - teacher relationships established through daily teaching and learning activities, Health and Personal Development in the curriculum, Student Leadership and Peer Support Programs, access to College Counsellors to assist with parent and student concerns and many Community Service and Social Justice activities.