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IT'S WELLNESS MONTH!

By Jennifer Pawluk, Communications Specialist

In just a few years, the Balmoral Hall School community has evolved from celebrating Wellness Day, then Wellness Week, and now to engaging in Wellness Month!

Throughout January 2019, students and employees will have meaningful learning opportunities on the topic of wellness, including physical, mental, and spiritual health.

In Middle and Senior School, the focus of Wellness Wednesdays will provide students with time to practise using tools for wellness that include healthy living, service to others, practising gratitude, supportive relationships, and, of course, fun, all while enjoying the comforts of mufti wear.
 
Tools for wellness are also taught each school year as part of university guidance (and, in Senior School, advisory) programming, which includes priority setting, time management, study skills, mindfulness, and more. Further, in the health program, students study safety, healthy lifestyle practices, and building positive relationships. Flex programming in Middle School provides a daily opportunity for students to explore their interests and discover their passions.

On January 9, students in grades 8 to 12 heard from Dr. Michelle Warren, who spoke about understanding anxiety and tools for mental wellness. (Dr. Warren also presented to parents in November and to employees in December.) Her talk with students preceded the remaining Wellness Wednesdays throughout the month of January, when Middle/Senior students will participate in a variety of wellness activities, such as meditation, exploring the quest for happiness, and conversations and connectedness.

In Junior School, meanwhile, a three-week series of wellness activities are planned to start January 14, with each day of the week given a theme as follows: Monday Movement, Tuesday Stillness, Wednesday Fire, Thursday Fuel, and Friday Fun.

Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash

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Balmoral Hall School

630 Westminster Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  R3C 3S1
Tel: (204) 784-1600 | Fax: (204) 774-5534 | info@balmoralhall.ca
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Our mission at Balmoral Hall School is to inspire girls’ imagination and the courage to excel, to reach, to lead, to care.

We are a nondenominational independent day and boarding school, educating students from Junior Nursery to Grade 12.