Cool Schools

Glenbrook School is a Cool School and this programme is taught every year. Cool Schools teaches the students a range of strategies to deal with conflict.  It empowers students by following a specific process to find a solution, often through a mediation process. This same process will be applied in our classrooms.  

We encourage our students to use their WITS when resolving conflict situations. WITS is an acronym that stands for: Walk Away,  Ignore, Tell Someone, Say an ‘I’ statement. An ‘I statement’ includes “I feel… (state the feeling), “when…” (state the behaviour),  “because…” (state the consequence).

Peer mediators will be available during intervals and lunchtimes in the playground. The playground mediators are identified by a yellow vest and will deal with minor playground issues. These skills are also applied during Purposeful Play. Please see Ms Greenstock for any other information regarding this programme.