Looking for some ways to add positive energy to your staff meetings. Try some of Wellness Sandbox’s 10 minute wellness activities, that take little to no preparation.

In April 2021, the Staff Wellbeing Community of Practice met to discuss the practical ways to promote staff wellbeing that they had experienced and heard about. The breakout rooms were buzzing with passionate discussions about staff wellbeing.

Gail Marken and Fei Wang’s article from BCPVPA’s September 2020 Leading Back to School Magazine, discusses the need for individual, collaborative and systemic actions that are needed to address the wellbeing of school leaders.

This excellent 80+ page resource includes team-building activities as well as personal skill-building activities for leaders and others.

In this document, Milly discusses the shift in Powell River’s District Wellness Committee from a group that planned activities to one that provided information, communication and support for staff wellbeing in the district. The new role of the committee is explained in some detail.

Read about Langley School District’s staff wellbeing journey in this June 2020 Education Canada article.

Powell River School District’s Learning Group held six sessions over a year, focused on improving professional relationships.

The Mental Wellbeing Coaching Initiative paired 6 BC school districts with coaches to work on wellbeing. In these brief videos ( 20 minutes total), hear participants and coaches discuss their challenges and successes.

Gail Markin’s two articles discuss how the stress of COVID increases the already strong need for multi-pronged action on staff wellbeing.

Customize this downloadable presentation, and use in your own district. Discusses the affect of culture on staff wellbeing, a process for engaging staff in wellbeing discussion, and individual, collaborative and systemic actions to support staff wellbeing.

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