Life Balance

Middle School is an ideal time to learn healthy ways to balance one’s life. Our emphasis on leadership development and the role it plays in helping girls learn to make meaningful choices is woven throughout the Life Balance curriculum. Various formats are used as springboards for discussion of the following developmentally-appropriate principles of our wellness model: leadership, relationships, emotional life, mind-body connection, meaningful life purpose, movement, and nutrition.

Topics include:

5th Grade Theme:

Learning to Lead Myself Transition to Harpeth Hall, TeamBuilding, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, Conflict Resolution, Relational Aggression, Internet Safety, Equity and Inclusion, Becoming an Independent Learner

6th Grade Theme:

Learning to Lead within a Community Friendships, Family Relationships, Media and Females, Diversity, Puberty, Optimistic Learner, Values Clarification, Digital Citizenship

7th Grade Theme:

Learning to Lead as a Team

Team-Building, Communication Skills, Relational Aggression, Diversity, Drugs and Alcohol Education, Stress Management

8th Grade Theme:

Learning to Lead A Community Self-Assessment, Stress Management, Eating Disorders and Body Image, Human Sexuality, Diversity, Values Clarification, Leadership Style, Transition to Upper School, Coping Skills