Incoming Year 7s For 2025 Orientation Day: Parents & Carers Workshop & Tour

On Tuesday morning, we hosted our incoming Year 7s for 2025 Orientation Day, where happy parents and carers engaged in a special workshop facilitated by Dr Arne Rubinstein from The Rites of Passage Institute.

This session allowed parents and carers to explore valuable issues while their children actively participated in designated campus ‘familiarisation’ activities around the grounds.

Dr Arne Rubinstein shared informative insights into creating healthy rites of passage for teenagers, emphasising the importance of:

Belonging: Fostering a sense of community and inclusion.

Safety: Ensuring physical and mental well-being and encouraging a safe environment for making mistakes and learning from them.

Identity: Recognising and celebrating each student’s unique qualities, strengths and interests.

Skills: Developing resilience, emotional intelligence, a sense of vision and purpose, and a growth mindset.

Throughout the workshop, parents and carers reflected on their own teenage experiences and discussed the kind of relationships they aspire to build with their own children now.

It was a meaningful opportunity for them to gain deeper insights into understanding teenagers.

We extend our sincere thanks to all parents and carers who joined us, and special gratitude goes to Dr Arne Rubinstein for his time and insightful presentation to our 2025 Year 7 Canterbury cohort.