Make self-care and care for others a daily practice.
From September 16th to 20th, Colegio Bolívar will focus on emotional management, community sense, inclusion, and empathy by celebrating Wellness Week. Under the theme “I’m fine, you’re fine, we’re fine“, the educational community will come together for activities and reflections aimed at making self-care a daily and shared practice.
This initiative arises within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2022-2025, motivated by the results of the surveys conducted last school year, this thematic week was designed to address in a preventive and educational way self-care in all its dimensions: mental, physical, emotional, relational and cognitive.
The goals of this event are:
- Create a space in the school calendar for the entire community to reflect on self-care as both a personal and social responsibility.
- Provide students from El Nido through 12th grade with meaningful experiences related to self-care, exploring its origins, best practices, and its evolution over time.
- Promote a comprehensive understanding of well-being that includes not just the absence of illness but also mental, physical, social, and academic balance.
Each section will focus on a specific theme:
- Nido and Preprimary: emotion management, taking breaks, and healthy eating.
- Primary: community building, mindfulness, and healthy snacks.
- Middle School: inclusion, diversity, and commonality.
- High School: mental health.
The main components will include:
- Mental and Emotional Health: recognition and management of emotions and stress.
- Physical Health: Personal hygiene habits, adequate sleep, balanced nutrition, physical exercise, conscious breaks, breathing, and meditation.
- Sexual and Reproductive Health: reflections for developing healthy sexuality, promoting self-knowledge, self-esteem, building sexual identity within respect for gender equity, affectivity, and mutual respect.
- Recognition and Inclusion of Others: making visible and appreciating the uniqueness and history of each classmate and friend.
- Executive Functions: recognition of the skills needed to experience schooling with greater joy and tranquility.
Wellness Week will have an experiential focus, with activities tailored to each academic section and adapted to the students’ developmental levels, such as expert lectures; promoting healthy habits, balanced nutrition, physical exercise, and mindfulness practices; functional exercises, resistance training, and traditional games during classes and breaks, yoga workshops, among others.
These activities will be organized and carried out by the counseling team, directors, and the scholl coexistence coordination, with participation from teachers and departments, the library, the band, alumni, the activities office, human resources, the medical office, parents, and specialized guests on each topic.
A Call to our entire Community
Wellness Week is a collective effort that requires the participation of the entire educational community. We invite students, parents, teachers, and administrative staff to actively join the scheduled activities. Together, we can make self-care a daily practice that strengthens our individual and collective well-being.
