Mitey

Designed for NZ children, Mitey supports schools to deliver an evidence based approach to mental health education for Years 1-8.

We welcomed Sir John Kirwan to school on Monday as we launched Mitey, mental health education at Port Chalmers School.  Mitey believes that everyone has mental health, just as they have physical health. Cultivating good mental health helps us cope with life’s ups and downs, and to feel comfortable asking for help from others when we need it. Mitey is an approach which ensures schools have the resources and support to teach their students to safeguard and nurture their own mental health and help others to do the same. We know that unhappy, anxious children don’t learn. Our school wants to be part of the solution and use mental health education to support our ākonga, whānau, and wider community.   Our teachers have enjoyed the professional learning we have had so far and look forward to continuing on our Mitey journey.