Supporting a Positive Return to School

Supporting a Positive Return to School

HWDSB will continue to offer a wide variety of mental health supports for students. This is especially important during the return to school, which can be stressful for some students. See some supportive tips in our recent We Help Update on our HWDSB blog. Explore the We Help web page for more evidence-based and timely school-based mental health services and supports.

Across HWDSB, we are also reintroducing a welcoming, inclusive initiative to help students as they return to school. Reimagining Wellness 3.0 is a series of lessons and activities for elementary students which address needs that have arisen in the past few years. Five key areas that support the HWDSB focus on bullying prevention include:

• Healthy Relationships – Human Rights

• Mental Health Literacy in the Classroom – Thoughts, Emotions, Actions

• Introducing Bullying Prevention – Teasing, Aggression and Bullying

• Collaborative Classroom Agreements

• Barrier-Free Reporting – HWDSB Helps

These areas of focus contribute to creating and sustaining safe, inclusive and accepting environments where healthy relationships and positive peer interactions are centered.