Generation Wellness:
Announcements, Resources, and Spotlights
We've created an SEL book list for you. These books help with teaching about the brain, mindfulness, connection, grief and many other topics.
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QUOTABLE: "What we need in education is a much better understanding of students and learning from a motivational and psychological perspective." - Angela Lee Duckworth
We invite you to watch this inspiring talk from Angela Lee Duckworth, an American academic,...
Stillness is the absence of movement or sound.
Can you remember a time when you stayed still for a moment, tuning into the present moment, aside from trying to go to sleep? How did it feel? Was your mind and body relaxed? Or was your mind buzzing with to dos, planning details, or ruminating over...
It's that time of year again... The Annual Gratitude Apparel Sale is here!
Thank you for all the ways in which you show up for your students, staff, and your community. You matter. We love you. And now it's time to celebrate YOU with 20% all apparel.
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A great video to share with staff as we start a new school year filled with change, challenges, and the potential for transformation. Staff and students are stressed. Connection and empathy are going to be our super powers this school year.
[0:15] Empathy fuels connection.
[0:17] Sympathy drives...
Welcome to “WellVille", a wellness center for district staff in Long Island, New York. In this episode of the GW Spotlight, Debbi Rakowsky, school social worker in the Three Village School District, shares her insights about creating a space for educators to pause, connect, and...
QUOTABLE: "Childhood self-control predicts physical health, personal wealth and public safety. Self-control is more important than intelligence and social class."
This TED Talk walks through the benefits of teaching mindfulness to our students and challenges the idea of why we don't do it more...
This month’s experiment is about connecting with 1-3 people and sharpening our empathy super powers. What better time to do this than right now during so much uncertainty, stress, and grief with the pandemic? Everyone is facing some type of battle and connection is the key.
“Empathy...
