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The Five Ways to Wellbeing Schools Creative Project

Winners

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Five Ways to Wellbeing Schools Creative Project. The popular annual art prize celebrates mental wellbeing, self-care and resilience.

If you would like to be part of the competition in 2025, you can register here.

The art prize invites school students across the south west to learn about the Five Ways to Wellbeing and to create an artwork based on one of the five ways - Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give.

We received more than 220 entries for the 2024 competition.

The judges were so impressed with the entries and had a difficult time choosing the winners. They had a close look at each artist’s statement to help them make their final decision. The statements often showed what the students had learnt about the Five Ways to Wellbeing and how it linked to their artworks.

Drum roll please! The 2024 winners are:

5-6 years

Winner: Tatiana Cardillo-Zallo, Picton Public School.

Highly commended: Julius Davis, Picton Public School.

7-9 years

Winner: Brody Seabrook, Picton Public School.

Highly commended: Anvika Thangalla, Bardia Public School; Archibald Mason, Tahmoor Public School; Jennifer Huynh, Canley Heights Public School; and Nayah Deng, Christadelphian Heritage College.

10-12 years

Winner: Abigail Wilson, Mawarra Public School.

Highly commended: Alexis Tran, Cecil Hills High School and Jaylah Burg, The Oaks Public School.

13-15 years

Winner: Tahlia Thai, Cecil Hills High School.

Highly commended: Damian Cugalj, Cecil Hills High School.

16-18 years

Winner: Kiera Suon, Cecil Hills High School.

Highly commended: Davina Kong, Cecil Hills High School.

Thank you to all of the students, schools, teachers and parents across the region who entered the competition and created an artwork based on one or more of the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

Artworks and prize certificates will be delivered to schools in early Term Four.

If you have any questions, need more information or would like further support to help your school to get involved, please email the Health Promotion Mental Wellbeing team at swslhd-wellbeing@health.nsw.gov.au

How to get involved

Schools and students across south west Sydney are invited to enter the Five Ways to Wellbeing Schools Creative Project.

Keep an eye on this webpage for updates about the 2025 competition and when entries open.

The competition is held annually to celebrate October’s Mental Health Month. It’s a fun way to share the simple actions that people can take in their lives to improve their mental wellbeing and their ability to cope with the ups and downs of life.

To learn about the Five Ways to Wellbeing, click here.

Toolkit to guide you

Our Mental Wellbeing team have created a toolkit of classroom resources and downloadable tiles to help you and your school enter the art competition. The toolkit (below) includes a diary activity, mindfulness poster, scavenger hunt and banners.