Mental Health

During the fifth outing, we centered the activities around the topic of mental health. We started off the outing by creating a “Poster of Positivity,” in which students wrote compliments about their peers as well as characteristics that they liked about themselves on post-it notes. When the poster was finished, everyone took turns sharing what they wrote. The students were very touched and delighted to hear all of the nice things that their friends had to say about them. We also did some yoga and practiced breathing exercises. The students loved stretching and the coaches talked about how they can be used as methods to decrease anxiety and stress. At the end, we let the students know that the coaches at StRIVE as well as anyone in TRACE will always be there to support them.