ACADEMIC SUPPORT
WELLBEING
Wellbeing at Wellington is made up of six
strands and every lesson, session, workshop or
talk in some way contributes to one or more of
these six aspects of what we believe Wellbeing
to be:
–
Physical Health: the foundations of
Wellbeing: keeping ourselves physically
healthy.
–
Positive Relationships: exploring what
is arguably the most important aspect of
Wellbeing, our relationships with other
people.
–
Perspective: building a ‘psychological immune
system’, or grit and resilience. It aims to help
develop the thinking skills that enable us to
overcome adversity.
–
Engagement: recognising that humans are
set up to be curious about and investigate the
world around us. Looking at ways of staying
engaged in the things we choose to do, and
the things we have to do.
–
The World: looking at ways of living
sustainably in a conspicuous consumer society
and considering our place in the world and
what our relationship to it might be.
–
Meaning and Purpose: exploring meaning-
making, which is a central aspect of working
out our responses to the questions life
asks of us.
Wellbeing lessons are taught to pupils from
year 1 and above, they sit alongside the formal
curriculum, the CCAs and pastoral care and
aim to create the conditions for an engaging life
at the College. It is hoped that members of the
community experience Wellbeing as a result of
doing things well (such as learning and playing
sport or music) and being excellent, but also
have the opportunity to find out about ways to
achieve Wellbeing and have time to reflect on
how we might bring about our own Wellbeing
and the Wellbeing of those around us.
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UNIVERSITY AND
CAREER GUIDANCE
The Senior School has a dedicated Director
of Higher Education whose primary role is to
provide support to pupils and their parents in all
matters relating to careers and higher education,
including detailed support and guidance on their
university applications.
This support starts in year 9 and continues
through advice and guidance on IB options in
year 11 and then through the IB years, up until
the final IB results are issued and university
places are confirmed. Pupils will need to plan
their university applications carefully and some
may need to start this planning as early as year
11, depending upon where and what they intend
to study.
The College organises regular visits by
representatives of a global range of universities
every year, providing pupils and parents the
opportunity to get to know what particular
universities have to offer. They will also have
access to university fairs and visits at Wellington
Tianjin and other schools in Shanghai. Wellington
College Shanghai is a registered centre for ACT
and SAT tests as well as Oxford and Cambridge
entrance examinations and the BMAT test for
medical students.