PLEASE READ: Students who do not complete the five mandatory components of the Community Living Program by the end of the year will be required to explain their non-attendance to the Principal. This may impact their ability to return to College in 2025.

For students who wish to be eligible for a 2025 leadership role, requirements of both the Community Living Program and Leadership Program must be met. You will be ineligible to be elected or appointed to a 2025 leadership role (House Committee, Pastoral Care Leader, Student Mentor) if you have not completed compulsory requirements of the program.

Students will also be tasked with completing a program evaluation survey at the conclusion of semester 2 modules.  

Click here to check if you have met the requirements for the Community Living Program.

SEMESTER 1 MODULES

1. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS – ELEPHANT ED 

• Elephant Ed are a youth-led organisation providing interactive sex education workshops to young people. The Healthy Relationships workshop discusses the moral and ethical dilemmas that come with sexual relationships. The focus is on critiquing preconceived beliefs about sexual relationships and providing an ethical framework grounded in equality and safety.
• Attendance will be tracked, so make sure you register when you attend.
  • Session date and time: 
    Monday 12 Feb at 7.45pm (Day 1 of Welcome Week)
  • Location: the Erickson room 

2. LGBTIQA+ INCLUSION AND ALLY TRAINING – ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE ALUMNA

• This session is being co-facilitated by two Andrew’s alumna, Harriet Whyte (Fr 2010) and Em Scott (Fr 2010) who both work for LGBTIQA+ organisations, along with our current Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Pastoral Care Leaders.
• It provides information for students on how to be a good ally. Their LGBTIQA+ Inclusivity training has a strong focus on understanding the realities that LGBTIQA+ people face and how to better support them. They cover topics like terminology, inclusive language, understanding realities for LGBTIQA+ communities, social and health impacts of discrimination and practical ways to support our communities individually and organisationally.
• Attendance will be tracked, so make sure you register when you attend.
  • Session date and time: 
    Wednesday 14th Feb from 5-6pm (Day 3 of Welcome Week)
  • Location; the Dining Hall

• This module covers what consent is and is not, how to effectively communicate and recognise consent, along with providing relevant resources
• Students need to register for and attend one of the sessions offered at the beginning of Semester 1. 
• Attendance will be tracked, so make sure you sign your name when you attend the session.
  • Session dates and times: 
    – Thursday 22 Feb at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm
    – Friday 23 Feb at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm
  • Location: the Erickson room 
  • Please register here. Note that these sessions will be capped at 25 attendees per session. We strongly encourage you to register early.

4. ALCOHOL AND DRUG EDUCATION – ALCOCUPS ALCOHOL AND DRUG EDUCATION SPECIALISTS 

• ADES specialise in delivering innovative, interactive and informative alcohol, drug & well-being education.  Furthermore ADES are one of Australia’s leading organisations in developing alcohol educational resources. The specially designed alcohol and drug information sessions will educate 1st year residents regarding the dangers of alcohol and illicit drugs.
• Attendance will be tracked, so make sure you register when you attend in person.
  • Session date and times: 
    – Tuesday 27 February at 4:30 or 7:00pm
  • Location: the Chapel 
  • Please register here

5. CULTURAL COMPETENCE (NCCC): FUNDAMENTALS – NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCY

• This session introduces students to the notion of cultural competency, what it means to them and how it can be developed via the process of self-reflection.  Students will also be tasked to examine the importance of building cultural competence to understand cultures, values and identities.
• Attendance will be tracked, so make sure you register when you attend.
  • Session date and times: 
    – Monday 4 March at 3.30pm
    – Tuesday 5 March at 3.30pm
    – Wednesday 6 March at 3.30pm
    – Thursday 7 March at 3.30pm
  • Location: the Erickson room
  • Please register here. Note that these sessions will be capped at 40 attendees per session. We strongly encourage you to register early.

Students who do not complete one of the Semester 1 Community Living Program modules will be asked to explain their absence.
Please contact the Student Life Officer Nick – student.life.officer@standrewscollege.edu.au if you have any questions about this Program.