Wellness – Summary

  • DWKS has a wonderful outdoor education program, which results in very positive outcomes for students.
  • Need for mindfulness-based training for staff.
  • Milk and fruit program at the school is also very successful, there is a compost initiative at the school but it would be very beneficial to have a greenhouse as part of the school yard.
  • Some teachers already include some mindfulness/meditation activities at the beginning of each class.
  • The high school has a Wellness Day where students participate in four different wellness-related workshops.
  • Analyzing the lunch hour so that it is not so rushed, making it an event.
  • Opportunities to include movement and yoga within classes.
  • Possibility of setting up indoor vertical gardens.
  • Learning to cook and bake could be an interesting activity related to other programs already in place at the school.
  • Take advantage of the forest at the back of the school.
  • Flex Friday seems to present opportunities to include wellness related activities like the ones outlined above.