Here are the initatives that have taken place in KTCS since Wellbeing was introduced in our school.
2018
-Hope D and Kildare sports Partnerships provided workshops
-Teacher led workshops including ‘Claytastic’, it is your move, eat yourself healthy, meditation
- KTCS Operation Transformation
-gym opened after school
-walking challenge
-Indoor soccer
-Fruity Friday and water Wednesday
- Broad range of extra-curricular activities
- Pedal for Hope
- Amber flag was received
- Student wellbeing team established
- Sports day
- CPR4 schools program-delivered to TY students
- Wellbeing board in school
- Poster competitions
- Frame of Mind short film competition-Runner up prize
- Simon James visited on a Mental Health, Online Safety & Cyber Bullying themed school tour.
- Ways to wellbeing course completed by a teacher
- Prayer service/meditation : 6th year
- Samaritans addressed all 6th years.
- Motivational and Inspirational talk by Marc Mulligan for 6th years.
- Survey by Wellbeing team on how to improve our school.
- Green flags distributed for mental health month
- Survey amongst staff re staff wellbeing
2017
- Tasty Thursday and Tuesday with 1st Year Home Economics
- School fitness challenge as part of PE programme
- CPR/First Aid workshop has been organised and ran with the TY's
- Sports days
- Wide range of extra-curricular events ran
- Pedal for Hope
2016
- Updated canteen menu
- Removal of vending machines
- Nutrition talk for parents
- Chef visit
- Walking challenges
- Sports days
- Participation in secondary school’s operation transformation dance challenge.
- Ran various fitness initiatives e.g circuits, badminton for fun
Mr. O'Sullivan has some tips about having a healthy diet in school. You can find the file here.
Here are the Top 10 Physical Activity Tips for Teens.
Here are the Top 10 Mental Health Tips