{"id":6542,"date":"2020-03-04T13:54:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/https:\/\/digitalschools.com.au\/upschoolplus\/?p=6542"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:00:33","slug":"positive-transitioning-into-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robmacps.vic.edu.au\/upschool\/?p=6542","title":{"rendered":"Positive Transitions From Kinder into Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6542\" class=\"elementor elementor-6542\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b340b40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b340b40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82dd5d5\" data-id=\"82dd5d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11da700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11da700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Make a Positive Transition Into Foundation (Prep) <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcadf5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcadf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In this video, Amba Brown sits down with Richard Mills from Digital Schools and talks about ways you can best support your child to make a positive transition into primary school<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395fbde elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"395fbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/334100386?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714c3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714c3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><b>Starting School: Preparing Your Child<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h3><h2><strong>Positive Transitioning<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive Transitioning\u00a0is\u00a0implementing ways to best prepare individuals to navigate new beginnings. We do this by preparing them emotionally, practically and socially for their specific transition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we discuss <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive Transitioning<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a holistic framework, for supporting students during their school transitions; starting school, starting secondary school and finishing school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><strong>Supporting the Starting School Transition\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transition to school is a big adjustment for both the child and their families. We touch on ways parents can holistically support their child to navigate this transition using the positive transitioning framework. We also discuss the importance of both encouraging positive future expectations and having conversations to alleviate any worries or concerns of the child.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong>Overview of the Finding Your Path Book Series<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed to make self-help books fun and engaging for youth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amba shares a brief summary of each book. More information and resources at <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.findingyourpathbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">findingyourpathbooks.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8746ee1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8746ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55379b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55379b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Guest Contributor:<\/i><\/b><i> Amba Brown (with Richard Mills from Digital Schools)<br \/><\/i><b><i>Business Name:<\/i><\/b><i> The Finding Your Path Project<\/i><i><br \/><\/i><b><i>Publisher:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0Digital Schools<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amba Brown is a Positive Psychology author and creator of the Finding Your Path Project, a book series to support youth school transitions; starting school, starting high school and finishing school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Amba has been featured on a large number of mainstream platforms including the ABC, TEDx and the Huffington Post. Her work is recommended by a host of professionals from children&#8217;s psychologists through to the CEO of the Australian department of Education.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information and resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findingyourpathbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">findingyourpathbooks.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b79ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5627 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b79ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">PUBLISHER\u2019S DISCLAIMER: The publisher of this blog post (<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalschools.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Digital Schools PTY LTD<\/span><\/a>) works in partnership with the school as a 3rd party provider to help build and maintain the school website. Digital Schools sources a range of experts who provide products and\/or services to educational institutions and we work with them to produce and publish topical information in the form of blog posts that we think\u00a0 may be relevant, interesting or topical to families within the community. The views, opinions and content listed in this blog post are that of the guest contributor and\/or publisher (Digital Schools). It should be noted that whilst the publisher and guest contributors are acting with the best intentions and in the best interests of the school and their community to provide helpful or interesting information, sometimes the content may not necessarily reflect the views of the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">The information in this blog post is not meant to be used, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any medical condition. 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