Lourier Primary School teachers are excited about their staff wellbeing programme
When I visited Lourier Primary School yesterday morning, the school was abuzz at 7h20. I was there to sign a few documents en route to the Circuit office. The documents became a side issue. I walked straight into a random reflection of the amazing wellbeing programme for staff that Lourier Primary has introduced. "Meeting on a Wednesday before school starts is one of the changes we made when we came back from the SMT Leadership Conference," said Rashida. "We also went ten-pin bowling, said Venetia, the bubbly Foundation Phase Head, and shows me the picture of the staff at the ten pin bowling arena, mounted on the wall. Daniel and Abubaker arrived and the ten-pin bowling experience became the focus. I think the four SMT members were flooded with memories of their staff outing. The entire staff - teachers, administrative and support staff- went by bus to spend an afternoon having fun and building relationships. "Another new development since the SMT con...