On Wednesday 21st May, our Prep, Year 1, Year 2, 3 and Year 5 students participated in the second day of our whole-school Cyber Safety Project incursions. These engaging, age-appropriate sessions supported students to build the knowledge and confidence needed to stay safe and respectful online.  

Our Prep – Year 2 students explored the S.T.O.P. for Your Safety framework, learning to recognise unsafe online feelings and what actions to take if something doesn’t feel right. They discussed the importance of checking with an adult before using a device and identified different types of online people—familiar, strange, tricky, or unkind.

Here’s what our junior students had to say:

Tiana - “I learned that it is important to be safe online because there could be tricky people to trick you. You have to ask the adult before you go on the iPad.”
Sajunthan – “When we encountered ‘Press to win a prize’, we need to say ‘STOP’. S stands for Silent, T for Tell an adult, O for Out, and P for Play something else.”
Sajunthan – “I need to look out for tricky people, strangers and unkind people.”
Crystabel – “If a stranger or someone you don’t know calls you, don’t bother until it’s gone. S stand for silent, T stand for tell an adult, O stand for Out, P stand for play another game.”

 

Meanwhile, our Year 5 students tackled more complex topics in the Digital Defenders session. They examined the laws and responsibilities around online behaviour, discussed the impact of oversharing personal information and explored the differences between being an upstander versus a bystander in cyberbullying scenarios. These conversations deepened their understanding of digital privacy, respect, and seeking help when needed.