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Health & Wellness
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Realizing Our Best Selves
And connecting positively with the world around us
The Health and Wellness program at Steward is designed to empower our community members to develop the knowledge and skills needed to engage in health-enhancing behaviors throughout their lives. Our school-wide Health and Wellness curriculum is skills-based and focuses on various dimensions of wellness. Together, these dimensions and others form a framework that guides community members towards a holistic understanding of personal well-being.
As the Steward community engages in Health and Wellness classes, initiatives, and programs, we collectively build a toolkit of skills related to resilience, self-awareness, empathy, and informed decision-making. The ultimate goal of our Health and Wellness program is to help Spartans realize their best selves and connect positively with the world around them.
As the Steward community engages in Health and Wellness classes, initiatives, and programs, we collectively build a toolkit of skills related to resilience, self-awareness, empathy, and informed decision-making. The ultimate goal of our Health and Wellness program is to help Spartans realize their best selves and connect positively with the world around them.
Health & Wellness Initiatives at Steward
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Lower School
- JK-5 character education lessons taught to each class focusing on self-regulation, self-awareness, responsible decision making, social awareness, and relationship skills using a variety of interactive lessons that include literature, games, service projects, crafts, and more
- Student and Faculty Wellness Week each November
- Mindfulness practice incorporated into regular classroom instruction as well as character education lessons
- "Friendship Lunches" for new and current students that promote friendship skills, and regular chats to encourage positive group dynamics among others
- Physical education promotes sportsmanship and physical fitness
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Middle School
- Grades 6-8 wellness and physical education
- Programming from The Social Institute, a gamified, online learning platform that empowers students to positively navigate their social world
- Developmentally appropriate guest speaker events that incorporate current trends in wellness relating to drug and alcohol prevention, healthy relationships, mental health awareness, and more
- Substance use prevention initiatives
- Mindfulness education that integrates stress management and relaxation skills, self-awareness strategies, yoga, and more
- "Chill Club" designed to teach students relaxation and wellness skills
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Upper School
- Health and wellness seminars in Grades 9-10
- Substance use prevention initiatives
- Health-oriented clubs
- Affinity groups and clubs
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Faculty and Staff
- Wellness Week each November in the Lower School
- Guest speakers and "Lunch and Learn" series covering wellness issues
- Free yoga and meditation classes
- Financial wellness education
- Monthly incentive programs and challenges like "Mile a Day in May"
Health & Wellness News
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Deepening Connections
Read MoreThe Center for Engagement is making the Steward community stronger than ever. -
Steward Launches The Center for Engagement
Prestigious E.E. Ford Foundation grant will help fund The Center.Read More -
Standout Spartan: Dixon Mescall '24
Steward student among first youth volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial.Read More -
Planning for the Unplannable
An incredible amount of work went into offering both in-person and distance learning options this year. Here's look back at how we made that happen.Read More -
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Lower Schooler Helps Craft Butterflies for Smiles
Lower School student spreads joy through handmade butterflies.Read More -
Steward Adopts Schoolwide Set of Civil Discourse Norms
A collaboration with James Madison University culminates in 12 norms to guide classroom discussion.Read More -
Visiting Speaker Preaches Kindness
John Wagler, lead pastor at Richmond's Hill City Church, spoke to Middle Schoolers about the importance of small, kind acts.Read More -
Community and Classes Continue Strong, Despite Campus Closure
We explore a few of the ways Steward’s faculty, staff, and students have adapted to remote continuous learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
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Meet School Counselor Jentae Scott-Mayo
School Counselor Jentae Scott-Mayo is new to Steward in the 2021-22 school year. We invite you to read her letter of introduction and program overview.
Read our strategic plan, Compass 2022, to learn how a "Steward for the Individual" mindset influences our community at all levels.
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