At Moriah, and most quality schools, we talk extensively about the social and emotional benefits of being part of and belonging to the Moriah family. Often, these benefits are taken for granted or it is assumed that our children will automatically develop these skills by osmosis. Sometimes people even view these social/emotional skills as ‘soft … Continue reading Gifting our children with happiness and fulfilment
Earlier this term, our extended High School Wellbeing team hosted our first Parent Alliance Meeting. We were delighted with the support received from parents across the school and we appreciated the frank conversations that resulted. One of the recurring themes that very much worried us was the prevalence of reports of alcohol use amongst underage students and, … Continue reading Moriah parents taking action to keep our children safe
We do just about everything we can to make sure that our children don’t struggle. It's natural to want to protect them. However, as shocking as this may sound, we are actually making a terrible mistake. Research shows that struggling is absolutely critical to mastery and that the highest achieving people in the world are … Continue reading What to say when your child wants to ‘give up’
Music is the great ‘uniter’ of people – it offers a kind of pleasure and purpose, across cultures and communities, ages and abilities, a ‘meeting place’ that drives connection and feeling. This is an age-old understanding – Aristotle agreed that “When we hear music (and poetry) our very soul is altered.” As music is so … Continue reading “If music be the food of love, play on”
Resilience has been identified as the ability to adapt or recover after a challenging or adverse experience. Children need resilience, as they are navigating a complex world with a rapidly flowing stream of information coming at them constantly and forcefully. Their brains are constantly assessing whether they are safe or not. This takes energy and … Continue reading Free parent-child membership to the Moriah Resilience Gym
