Brockport High School’s Students in Action leadership class is hosting the school’s first Day of Wellness as a capstone project for the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness. The event is part of a Students in Action pilot program the school is participating in this year. To earn the seal, students in the class must complete a capstone project that includes collaboration with their school community.
In considering their project, the class reflected one of the most prominent post-pandemic concerns in education: students struggling with social-emotional wellness. To investigate their thinking, the Students in Action class conducted action research at Brockport High School through a student survey, with results overwhelmingly supporting that students are struggling with depression, mental health, bullying, and other topics related to their social-emotional well-being.
Brockport High School Day of Wellness will be held on Friday, June 10, from 10:13 a.m. to 2:13 p.m.
The Students in Action class is seeking community members to attend the event and host workshops that are centered around the social-emotional and overall wellness of the Brockport High School community. Workshops will take place throughout the day, with topics centered around mental wellness such as anxiety, anti-harassment, diversity, social media, peer pressure, etc. Examples of workshops could include yoga, painting, art and music therapy, field games, gardening, nutrition, dancing, therapy animals, and more.
For more information, or if interested in hosting a workshop, contact Shannon Howlett at shannon.howlett@bcs1.org by Friday, May 27.
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