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Wellness for Teachers
- October 6, 2022
- Posted by: The Teachers Academy
- Category: All Blog Postings Classroom Activities Educator Resources / News Online Courses

School can be chaotic no matter what time of year it is, but there is something extra “special” about those first few days, or weeks…
Teachers go through this incredibly busy time at the beginning of the year, blink and all of a sudden, it’s October. What just happened? Many of us feel overwhelmed on a daily basis but continue to live life at a break-neck pace. This is unhealthy and frankly, unacceptable.
Wellness (mental and physical) is often the last thing we all think until our minds and bodies break down. Why do we allow ourselves to get to that breaking point? It is time to consider mental and physical health a priority so we can begin to live our best life every day.
Pursuing happiness needs to be one of our daily goals. Reflecting on your life, considering exactly what makes you happy and then pursuing it, takes a conscious effort. We’ve created a course that will help you realize what makes you happy! Wellness for Teachers may help you renew your passion for teaching or it could take you down a completely different path.
Discover your own path to happiness:
From Wellness for Teachers: Ever wonder why some people seem to be happier than others? What is their secret? Do you ever feel like you are overworked and under-appreciated? Stressed-out and spread too thin? The life of a teacher can be incredibly fulfilling, but also taxing on our own well-being. What is the point of all the planning, assessing, teaching, parental outreach and community building if at the end of the day we are too exhausted to enjoy it all? Wellness for teachers is about giving us the time and resources to explore wellness in three primary areas: Environmental, Physical, and Emotional. This course will provide unique opportunities for self-assessment and inspiring anecdotes that will ignite the idea to make some real positive changes in your life. You will de-clutter your workspace, identify your core values and tackle the key to happiness. You may also take a physical fitness test*, establish fresh eating habits, identify sources of stress and how to meditate*. There is an elective project where you can choose to explore your mental, financial or social awareness. Every project has choice elements so that you may gear this course to fit your needs. Taking this course may be the single, most important thing you do for yourself today! Enjoy and be well.
*Indicates optional
PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED
Project 1: The Wellness Flower
Project 2: Core Values
Project 3: Environmental Wellness Choice Board
Project 4: Physical Wellness
Project 5: The Blue Zones Data Analysis
Project 6: Emotional Wellness
Project 7: Wellness Electives: Mental, Financial or Social Wellness Activity (Choose ONE!)
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