The words above capture Moreton Bay College’s holistic approach to education, which is supported by a substantial body of evidence showing that there is a positive correlation between wellbeing and academic outcomes. At Moreton Bay College the wellbeing of each girl is supported via Hearts and Minds, the College’s wellbeing framework. Overarching the Positive Behaviour Policy and related policies, all pastoral programmes, procedures and activities align with Hearts and Minds.

Hearts and Minds is an evidence-based wellbeing framework which consists of five actions that have been shown through research to improve personal wellbeing when embedded into everyday life (New Economics Foundations, 2008).

The five actions are:

Students are provided with opportunities to explore and practice these five actions in subjects such as Religious Education and Health and Physical Education, and in pastoral programmes. In the Primary Years the students explore the five actions under the umbrella of the PYP Learner Profile and Attitudes. Students are encouraged to take action and to become an agent of positive change throughout their classroom, school and wider community. In the Secondary Years our wellbeing curriculum, the Positive Minds programme, is mapped against the framework and further opportunities to understand and practice the five actions are embedded into year level camps, student leadership, service learning and Form and House activities.

When it comes to the wellbeing of our students, at MBC we seek to be proactive rather than reactive. Hearts and Minds allows that to happen by giving students, parents and staff access to a shared language and strategies around wellbeing, thus setting up optimal conditions for each girl to achieve her personal best in all areas.