A Message from the Health Action Team (HAT)

January is Mental Health month, and for students and staff at HSC, that means it's time to participate in GLOW! Some people may be wondering, "What is GLOW?” It stands for “Gathering Lessons on Wellbeing” and stemmed from the idea of putting together activities that students would be able to use year-round to support their mental wellbeing GLOW is in its second year, with activities incorporated into classes and student assemblies, including a special visit from our former teacher, Ms. Ferrell.

The final event for the month was the Wellness Fair. During the Wellness Fair, the Middle School participated in a variety of mini events We had teachers and professionals host many of the activities that engaged the students and left them with goodies Students learned many techniques to make them feel good about themselves and were taught about the benefits of GLOW. The concussion presentation was very intriguing; we learned about the effects of a concussion and how it can cause deadly damage.

Many students expressed interest in all the stuff they could apply to their wellbeing, from smelling essential oils or just applying lotion to their skin.

The Health Action Team (HAT) saw many students and peers enjoying themselves as they were relaxing and applying the wellbeing strategies being shared by staff. At the end of the day, students walked away with many strategies to support their mental health and learned what they need to focus on moving into the rest of the school year.

HAT looks forward to supporting students moving forward with an incredible event coming up soon! Take a guess... FAMILY DAY! Students will have an opportunity to use many of the mental health activities and share them with their family and friends that weekend!

Look for more wellbeing tips coming to you in next month’s issue of @theHelm