21 October 2020

Caring about our Mental Health in Schools

The start of the school year has made us think about suggestions to improve our experience as we get back to classes. After considering a myriad of ideas, we realized that one of the biggest issues which is not dealt with enough in our schools is mental health support! This has always been an important topic, but now is the right moment to focus…, The Importance of Expressing Emotions, Expressing one's emotions is important and helps us understand how we feel. Thus, we all find it important to have someone to talk to whenever we feel the need for it. For starters, we might find it helpful to chat with our friends, as it's easier to confide in them since they have been facing similar challenges. However, despite the fact that it…, Let's Go Back to a Better School, We'd really like to go back to school, but, at the same time, we would like to see some changes, changes that the young would find useful. It is already evident that nothing will be the same, so as we adjust to the new 'normal', lets adjust to be more effective. Our suggestion to schools is to introduce a subject or a day dedicated to mental…, Care Now, Aside from the ideas for better schools, we have a few ideas on how to stay productive as we keep learning. Here are a few that help us particularly when learning is online: Let's be creative! One activity may be drawing or splashing paint on an empty sheet of paper. It doesn't need to look good; the important thing is to release whatever emotions…