Student Wellbeing Report - Mount Waverley Secondary College

Project Rockit

Growing up, Rosie and Lucy Thomas saw the impacts of bullying all around them. Words and actions cut to the core of a person’s confidence, sense of belonging and identity. For those who experience bullying firsthand, those who witness it, and those inflict hate, the long-term negative outcomes are profound. But as we’re finding our way through school, the connection is felt beyond the stats, it’s deeply personal.

As high school students, they sat through lectures and programs that told them “don’t bully”, “just ignore it”, “walk away” or “turn off your device” – tired advice that offered no real solution and placed full responsibility on the person being targeted.

Rosie and Lucy saw an opportunity – to create genuine, lasting change in schools we need to elevate young people as leaders on the issues that impact them most. That’s when ‘PROJECT ROCKIT’ was born.

Project Rockit workshops bring young passionate presenters into the school to facilitate a youth-driven, evidence-based learning experience for students. Their approach is built on the simple premise that young people can create positive change in the world around them – their job is to cultivate the skills, confidence and connection needed to do exactly that.

We are excited to be partnering with Project Rockit for our Year 9 Wellbeing Day at the end of Term 3. They will be running their LEVEL UP workshop. LEVEL UP elevates students with confidence and resilience to take positive action at school, in the community and wider world, through exploration of leadership values and decision-making. The big idea: “You already have everything you need today to start making the positive change you want to see in the world.”