Man Cave - Heathmont College

When:

August 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

2025-08-13T09:00:00+10:00

2025-08-13T15:00:00+10:00

Where:

Heathmont College Grounds

The College has organised a full health day to help support our students as part of the Respectful Relationships initiative. Boys will undertake “Man Cave” which is focused on empowering boys with preventive mental health tools and providing them with the opportunity to create their own unique version of healthy masculinity. Girls will undertake an equivalent “Body Safety” workshop, focusing on unpacking limiting gender expectations and peer pressure, learning the skills and tools needed to rise above the noise and start to uncover their unapologetic self.

Any student that identifies as a male is welcome to attend The Man Cave and vice-versa for the girl’s program.

We are asking that each family contributes $30 to ensure students get the best workshops/resources possible. We will not exclude students whose families are unable to pay. However, we strongly encourage families to contribute the $30 so the day can proceed.
A reminder that: You can cover the $30 charge by using any available CSEF credit or State School Bonus Funds (SSB-Activities credit). You can email/ring Sandra (Mon/Tue/Thurs) to check if you have any credit to use.
We had overwhelming positive reviews from last year’s workshops and know that each of your children will strongly benefit. Some feedback from last year:

Parent
I just wanted to give some feedback regarding the Man Cave Workshop that (my son) attended today.
(My son) really enjoyed it. He had lots of positive things to say.

Thanks to all those who were involved in making this incursion happen especially as it is a very much needed topic of conversation amongst youth and men. I really think it opened (my son’s) eyes to men’s mental health and enabled him and others to see the vulnerability of other boys.
He was also very impressed with the people that ran Man Cave and even said he would like to do something like that as a job.

So, thanks for allowing (my son) and the rest of Heathmont to experience this day and to hopefully keep those doors of communication amongst men and feelings open!

Staff
I was supervising the man cave for period 1 and 2 and think the incursion was incredible. Every student in the session was highly engaged and were quite open to talking about the pressures they face and the challenges of coping with them.

Heathmont College follows the guidelines and health, and safety measures recommended to manage the risks associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19). Details can be found via the following link: – https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covidsafe-settings

Man, Cave will run its sessions in the HOPE Centre. The students will have regular Recess and Lunch times and access to the canteen and pantry as normal.

Students will be in full school uniform for this program. A reminder that You can cover the $30 charge by using any available CSEF credit or State School Bonus Funds (SSB-Activities credit). You can email/ring Sandra (Mon/Tue/Thurs) to check if you have any credit to use.