Vol 4 2012 Merici College Farewells Catherine Rey

YearInform,9 EnlightenEmpower,DayInspireYEAR 9 ENLIGHTEN DAY WAS STRUCTURED INTO SEVERAL WORKSHOPS ON FRIENDSHIPS,PERSONAL SAFETY, GIRL POWER, RELAXATION AND SELF-DISCOVERY. SOME OF THERESPONSES FROM STUDENTS WERE:I liked learning to listen to my body and today Ifelt like I learned ways to stand up for myself inways I feel comfortable. I learnt about good bodyimage and girl power. Thanks. I love EnlightenEducation.I liked the part ‘Wake Up Sleeping Beauty’because it was fun, engaging and very insightful.I loved the whole day. I learnt how to keepfriends and how to deal with arguments, waysof protecting my personal space and the truthbehind the intention of advertising products towomen. It was amazing.I liked the 10 steps to apologising or sortingproblems out with friends the best. The wholeday was so much fun and really interesting.I loved all of today. It was so inspiring. I want todo something like this when I am older. I love theEnlighten Education programs.The best thing about today is how it is so relevantto us and how we talk aboutreal situations.I learnt to not place myself in vulnerablesituations, to be more aware of my environment,that beauty is not everything and that there arevery good ways I can relax myself when needed. Ilove this workshop!9