Mindfulness in the Library

Last year you may recall that we hosted the health classes in the library for our stress-reduction stations (you can read all about it here) and this year we are bringing back a few old favorites and changing some stations up.

Station # 1: Kindness Rocks Project
Station # 2: Board Games - Tic Tac Toe, Jenga, Chess,Checkers, & Rubik's Cubes
Station # 3: Color Me Poster
Station # 4: Button Maker / Origami
Station # 5: 3Doodler Pen / littleBits
Station # 6: Bracelet Making (to support the non-profit Reason2Smile)
Station # 7: Stick Together
Station # 8: Meditation / Virtual Reality

The holidays can be a very stressful time for teens. Most parents are consumed with their own stress this time of year, so teens might not get the level of support that they are accustomed to. It's also the end of the marking period, so some teens might be worried about grades. Most of our seniors are working on college applications as well. This is all very stressful. We need to take time to de-stress. This might be a foreign concept to many of our students. This lesson is designed to teach them to take time to focus on a singular task, to put down the electronics, and to spend time talking to their peers. It is 42-minutes for them to decompress. The thing I love most about this day is that everyone (usually) leaves with a smile on their face. They seem a little more relaxed and ready to take on the day.