1N5 Delivers Teacher Calm Boxes to Marr/Cook Elementary

On Wednesday, April 21st, 1N5 delivered 29 Calm Boxes to the teachers and staff at Marr/Cook Elementary School. This was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Marr/Cook and their Wellness Warriors to promote teacher wellness at the school. The Marr/Cook Wellness Warriors also have a Be Well board to promote wellness to staff and educators through self-care, nutrition, …

1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to CPS Schools

This week, 1N5 provided RECHARGE + RECONNECT training for teachers and staff at Ethel M. Taylor Academy and Cincinnati Public School Resource Coordinators. On Monday, April 12th, approximately 50 teachers and staff from Ethel M. Taylor Academy participated in the training. On Wednesday, April 14th, 40 Resource Coordinators for CPS participated. Participants from both sessions discussed the benefits of music …

1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training at CPS

On Monday, March 8th, 1N5 presented its RECHARGE + RECONNECT training to Cincinnati Public School’s Health & Physical Education teachers. Over 20 educators attended the session, which focused on compassion fatigue and prioritizing self-care. Self-care is more important than ever, especially for educators who give so much of themselves to their students. Participants had the opportunity to practice self-care activities …

1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to DePaul Cristo Rey Staff

On Friday, March 5th, 1N5 provided RECHARGE + RECONNECT training to the teachers and staff at DePaul Cristo Rey. Over 50 educators attended the session, which focused on compassion fatigue and prioritizing self-care. Self-care is more important than ever, especially for educators who give so much of themselves to their students. Participants had the opportunity to practice self-care activities like …

1N5 Provides Sources of Strength Training to Lakota Middle School

On February 23rd, 1N5’s Christine Browner and Erin Horn provided Sources of Strength training to 12 Lakota Middle School teachers who will be adult advisors. Adult Advisors are made up of a diverse group of connected, caring, and positive adults whose goals are to support, mentor, and assist peer leaders in spreading hope, help, and strength-based messages across their friendship …

Sycamore Schools Promote Staff Wellness with #28DaysofAVES

1N5 is partnering with Sycamore Community Schools on a staff wellness initiative, #28DaysofAVES. For 28 days, staff members are challenged to complete wellness activities in the following eight categories: mental health, physical health, mentors, generosity, healthy activities, family support, spirituality, and positive friends. 1N5 provided coffee mugs, stress balls, self-care brochures, and other goodies for “swag bags” to incentivize staff …

1N5 Kicks Off SCPA Staff Meetings with “Mindful Minute”

As part of an ongoing mental health initiative with the School for Creative and Performing Arts, 1N5 will be kicking off SCPA’s staff meetings with a “Mindful Minute” covering various educator wellness topics. The SCPA administration recognizes the enormous amount of stress educators are under right now, so they are implementing this “Mindful Minute” at the beginning of every staff …

Sycamore Schools Educator Wellness Initiative

1N5 is currently working with Sycamore Community Schools to promote a Staff Wellness Challenge. Starting on February 1st and continuing through March 12th, educators will be challenged to complete wellness activities in the following eight categories: mental health, physical health, mentors, generosity, healthy activities, family support, spirituality, and positive friends. Check back to see how the Staff Wellness Challenge goes!

Todd Provenzano Provides Trauma Coping Skills to Educators

On Monday, November 16th, Todd Provenzano, LPCC-S from St. Aloysius spoke to educators about coping skills for managing stress and anxiety using a trauma-informed lens. There is an increased level of anxiety for many individuals right now. This is especially true for educators who are moving between in-person and online teaching. Many teachers have concerns for their students’ safety and …

1N5 Continues Trainings for Local School Staff

It was another very busy week for 1N5 training school staff to get them ready for school to resume. We started off the week working with Hamilton City Schools where we coordinated training for the entire staff of over 800 in topics of Mental Health: Normal Development/Adolescent Response to COVID,  Top Disorders/Symptoms, Referral Process, Mindfulness and De-Escalation Techniques. We held …