Wiri Central School proved a wonderfully exciting 2 weeks together as we journeyed through the main five themes and support material for Kool Kidz with all pupils from Year 4 up, though the younger students all had a WITS session too. The pupils and staff are so motivated to overcome anti-social behavioural incidences with some awesome school-wide management strategies which Kool Kidz was able to enhance with a fresh slant. Kids were encouraged to engage their Wiri Wits: walk away, ignore, tell someone and make ‘I’ statements when resolving conflict. Key potential problem emotions like anger, bullying, depression, grief and loss, stress and loneliness were analysed, identifying causes, symptoms and management plans including people we can trust to help us.
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