Mental Health & Awareness Week
Mental health impacts us all. Just as we all have physical health, we all have mental health. Our mental well-being includes our emotions, our thoughts and feelings, our ability to solve problems and overcome difficulties, our social connections, and our understanding of the world around us.At school, feeling safe, engaged and included all contribute to having a positive sense of well-being. Students need our collective support to be healthy individuals and the relationship that students have with each other and adults is an important part of that.
At Eastdale, students and staff are planning daily activities (see below) to help support and bring awareness for our school community.
In a lead up to Mental Health Week, students from Mr. Laufer's English class haven worked with the Eastdale TV episodes created by Ms. Johnston's class in Semester one and will be leading a screening and discussion with homeroom classes on Tuesday May 1 or Wednesday May 2, focused on one of the three topics: Racism, Homo/Trans phobia and Sexual Harassment.Students worked hard to create these resources. The video episodes are approximately 9-10 minutes length and students have prepared discussion questions and will lead the discussions. These presentations are also part of the presenting students' independent projects for their English credits.
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