The Year 11 Community Connection Day, themed ‘Stepping Stones,’ was designed to help students navigate the critical transition period in their educational and personal lives. The event focused on providing practical skills, emotional support, and a sense of community as students prepare for their final year of school and beyond. The theme ‘Stepping Stones’ symbolized the various stages and milestones that students will encounter on their journey to adulthood. In the spirituality session we looked at ‘Stepping Stones’ being the ‘rocks’, the hard things we encounter on our journey. Rather than letting these challenges weigh us down we need to look on them as a means to step forward, to be resilient. Key phrases from the day encouraged students to look forward with hope.
Don’t carry your mistakes around with you.
Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them.’
EVERY OBSTACLE IS A STEPPING STONE WHEN YOU HAVE HOPE
The session concluded with students practising one way of managing the ‘Stepping Stones’ in life by participating in a meditation on hope. They responded to the meditation by creating personal ‘Stepping Stones’ to keep with them as reminder that through living with hope, challenges can be overcome.
