Emotional Wellness

Funded Feb 16, 2023

I would like to start off by saying I am truly thankful for your generosity in supporting our students this school year. These donated items have help facilitate a atmosphere of strenghtening our student's mental wellness.

Every month, we have the opportunity of hosting mental wellness workshops in classrooms. I hosted our first mindfulness activity work stations. This entailed two large classrooms where students were able to spend time at different mindfulness stations. These stations included the items that were donated such as, the Crayola Air Dry Clay, Wooden Russian Blocks Puzzle, Rainbow Scratch Mini Art Notes, and Speks Geode Magnetic Fidget Sphere.

My students were very suprised at the creativity of the mindfulness stations. They expressed that is was nice to have a moment to unwind and be themselves without the pressure of academia and home life. They stated "I felt like I was a kid with no stress." Many also suggested having these items readily accessible for students during lunch or break. I plan to incorporate this more into our clasrrooms for mindfulness breaks.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Joseph