Mirka Rogalski, Glendale, Arizona

AWARENESS: Share with others, staff/children/parents, what wellness is. Tell them the importance of seeing and addressing the “Total Person”. Set goals together and then follow through with them to see if they are being worked on or achieved.

EDUCATION/TOOLS/SKILLS: Provide information and materials on Wellness Awareness as Goal Setting. Provide them with resources, workshops or classes on Goal Setting, Nutrition, Communication Skills, Self-esteem, Stress Management Skills, Parenting Skills, Exercising, etc.

GROWTH: Continue the awareness and provide the education and skills to use in having a well balanced lifestyle, and GROWTH WILL COME.

AWARENESS
(Set Individual Goals)

Educators know that role modeling is one of the most effective ways to educate. Therefore, Wellness needs to start with the administrator, teachers, office and other staff members.

• Set your own personal goals!
• Have staff members draw names to
  select a Wellness Prayer Partner.
• Share your goals, check on each other each week to see the progress, and encourage and pray for each other.
  

GOAL IN WELLNESS
Use a Goals in Wellness form (included in the next issue of Views & Vision) for the families in your school to discuss at home and then return to school. You may want to send one home for the parents and one for the student. Have the student goals returned to you so you can discuss and encourage them periodically on the progress of their goals. Goals may be altered or others added to meet the needs of your population.

SHARING GOAL PROGRESS
Throughout the year staff and students and parents share the progress of their goals. In your newsletter or communication to parents and community, give examples of goal sharing. Example: “Mrs. Smith has walked 50 miles since January 1st. Congratulations! This brings awareness, recognition and positive feedback.

Back to Index