Wellbeing and Inclusion Framework
The Learning and Wellbeing Framework for all Queensland State Schools plays a vital role in supporting student wellbeing within the school context and highlights that schools can influence both learning and wellbeing.
Educators, parents, and children and young people themselves all have a role to play as part of a whole school approach to supporting the wellbeing and mental health of all Queensland state school students.
At QACI our Wellbeing and Inclusion framework is informed by the six domains of wellbeing as taken from Positive Psychology and known as PERMA-H.
Positive Emotions
Experiencing a broad range of positive emotions and developing skills and knowledge to anticipate, initiate, experience, prolong and build positive emotions.
Engagement
Promoting complete immersion in enjoyable activities that meet your needs and capabilities in terms of challenge level and skills level.
Relationships
Increasing social and emotional skills in order to create and promote strong and nourishing relationships with self and others.
Meaning and Purpose
Understanding, believing in, and serving something great than yourself and engaging in activities for the benefit of others.
Accomplishment
Enabling individual growth through striving and achieving manageable outcomes.
Health
Practicing sustainable habits for optimal physical and psychological health.
QACI Connect Program
These in turn inform the organisation of the QACI Connect program into Connect, Thrive, and Strive; House and Community events; Positive Education Days; and the Succeed program.
At QACI students are valued members of a Connect class, a Pod, a House, a Year Level and the whole school community. Throughout the year, students enjoy activities within each of these groups; enriching school life, creating connections and providing a counterbalance to their academic endeavours.
Students can also participate in our Succeed Programs which offer individual and small group wrap-around support for time and stress management, health, wellbeing, detailed academic support and more.
Inclusive Education
Students enrolled in Queensland State Schools come from a diverse social, cultural, geographic and family backgrounds, are of many identities, and of all abilities.
Inclusion is embedded in all aspects of school life and is supported by culture, school policies, education queensland policies and everyday practice at QACI.
School Enrichment Activities
QACI students participate in a variety of enrichment activities to enhance their education and wellbeing outside of the scope of formal curriculum activities.
Activities currently on offer in Semester 1, 2025.
| Basketball | Students will get some fresh air and play some basketball at McCaskie Park QUT outdoor courts. They will learn how to play or refine those skills. All levels welcome.
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| Boardgames | A variety of competitive and non-competitive board games for students to enjoy and explore. |
| Chinese Culture Mahjong | Students will learn and participate in the Chinese game Mahjong and also learn and immerse in other Chinese cultural activities.
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Dance
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student-run Jazz class, which incorporates ballet technique,
contemporary floorwork and jazz rhythms. For beginners to trained
dancers, this class will be highly enjoyable for all lovers of dance. |
| Friendships Bracelets | Mindfulness and a caring approach with students creating and gifting friendship bracelets to the student community. |
| Geese and Goblins (D&D) | Dungeons and Dragons at the core, students will participate in a QACI'fied version of this illustrious and imaginative game! |
| Improvisation Skills & Theatre Sports | Students will learn and participate in a number of fun activities and games centered around the fundamentals of improvisation.
Aimed towards people who aren’t as good at improv as they want to be,
students will learn tons from the basics of improv, to storytelling, to
group improvisation all culminating in a fun, frantic and hilarious
improv tournament. |
Knitting / Crochet
| Learn basics of knitting whilst having great conversation. Students can knit for various charities or create their own project.
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| Korean Culture Club | Students will immerse in Korean-based cultural games, song, language and influences. |
| Linguistics Competition | QACI student lingustic competition to encourage creativity and imagination in the world of linguistics. |
| Outreach | Students will create and evaluate student-based workshops for QACI Outreach programs aimed at primary school students. |
| Song Writing | Designed as a class for song writing, this will be a collaborative space where we can enjoy and learn more about the process: brainstorm ideas, hone our craft, become better storytellers through song writing and judicious editors of our own and others’ work. It will provide a place where we can share, enjoy and critique. |
STEM Chefs
| Explore the importance of Science through the art of cooking! Students will create, design and carry out a different cooking project each week.
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| Yoga | A one-hour yoga class - run virtually by Yoga Instructors. Students can be a range of levels from beginner to advance. Students will learn the basics of Yoga and helpful body movements / stretches. |