Mansfield Primary School celebrated its new school values at the final assembly for term three on Friday, with the school's Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, Jen Driessen making the announcement.
“Everyone contributed to these values,” Ms. Driessen said, emphasising the effort of the whole school community behind the initiative.
Developed through a collaborative process involving students, teachers, and parents, the new school values - bravery, inclusion, kindness, and respect - were also recognised with the creation of unique badges.
A key part of the new values program is these set of distinct logos, one for each value, which are featured on the badges.
These logos were designed by the students, with a voluntary competition held among grade five and six students, who submitted their designs for the logos.
The students who won the design competition were honored at the assembly.
Each designer received a framed memento featuring the logo they created, in recognition of their efforts.
Paris Hopwood designed the logo for bravery.
Beau Anstee designed the logo for inclusion.
Milla Willick designed the logo for kindness.
The logo for respect was a collaborative effort by the school's staff, with assistant principal Robbie Robinson accepting the award on their behalf.
With the badges newly minted, the assembly also marked the first official presentation, awarded to students who exemplify each principle.
Year five student Morgan Kent was the very first recipient of the inclusion award for his efforts in ensuring everyone was included during group activities.
Hunter Foy, also received an inclusion award for supporting a fellow student during the social enterprise market day.
Bella Salmon was honored with a bravery award for getting up and finishing a race after a difficult fall.
Nellie Rademaker was presented with a kindness award for consistently going above and beyond to help her classmates.
Levi Corden also received a kindness award for being a "fabulous classmate" and a fantastic, loyal friend.
His award noted his willingness to help others, especially with technology.
The new badges are not just a symbol of recognition but a visual representation of the values Mansfield Primary School hopes to instill in its students, with Ms Driessen encouraging students to live out the values of bravery, inclusion, kindness and respect in their daily lives.
The goal of the program is for students to earn all four badges throughout their primary school years, although it was noted that earning all of them will be a significant achievement.