At Loreto Normanhurst, we continue to strengthen our whole-school approach to wellbeing and understand that it is inextricably linked to encouraging each student to fulfill their academic and personal potential. We were delighted in 2021 to launch the school’s bespoke social and emotional learning program, OakSEED. The program was developed in consultation with leading child psychologist Dr Danielle Einstein and commissioned by Loreto Normanhurst to sit within our Pastoral Care Program. The OakSEED program develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes across five areas of social and emotional competence which become essential protective factors for wellbeing. The program brings together a single language and metaphor of resilience represented by the historical significance of the school’s Oaktree. The Oak Tree stands strong and tall, and its spiralled trunk has a capacity to flex in the wind. It has strong intertwined roots that hold it firmly to the ground, to represent the Loreto Normanhurst community and the school values of Sincerity, Justice, Freedom, Felicity and Verity.