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 Presents on Sleep + Social Media Safety at Mercy Montessori

On Friday, February 19th, 1N5 provided an interactive educational course on Sleep and Social Media Safety to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori. During the course, students learned about the importance of adequate sleep and tips for safely navigating the world of social media. This course was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Mercy Montessori. Through the spring, 1N5 …

#DearCaroline on Friendship

TW: Suicide Loss This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with another new episode of her #DearCaroline vlog. This week, she’s talking about valuing your friendships. Recently, a friend of hers almost lost her life to suicide, and it made her think about what her friendships mean to her. With limited in-person connection right now, Caroline recommends reaching out …

1N5 Presents on Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset at Mercy Montessori

On Friday, January 29th, 1N5 presented to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori on Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset. The students learned how being self-aware allows us to grow by giving us clues as to how we’re feeling, helping us recognize our strengths and acknowledge our challenges, and helping us recognize when it’s time to ask for help. The students also …

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 …

1N5 Provides Mental Health 101 to Mercy Montessori

On Friday, January 22nd, 1N5 provided an interactive Mental Health 101 education course to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori. During the course, students learned about different mental health disorders and important skills for maintaining mental wellness. This course was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Mercy Montessori. Through the spring, 1N5 will be presenting on various topics …

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!

1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to SCPA

On Monday, January 11th, 1N5 provided a RECHARGE + RECONNECT training session for the teachers at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Over 80 educators and staff 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 …

New Year’s Intentions

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with a new episode of the #DearCaroline vlog on intention-setting for 2021. Caroline shares her New Year’s Intention of being more accepting of herself and how she feels. She also says that the start of a new year is a great chance to reset and get excited about new beginnings, and she …

Try to Stay Positive this New Year

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with a new episode of her #DearCaroline vlog. She talks about how to stay positive going into the new year by looking back and thinking about the good things that happened this year despite the negativity in the world. Caroline urges us not to go into 2021 with negative thoughts but to …