Palm Beach County school creates 'mindfulness room' focusing on mental health ahead of new school year

At Galaxy E3 Elementary School in Boynton Beach teachers and staff are preparing for another school year in the pandemic and this year there’s a new lesson being taught on mindfulness.

ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THEROOM."THE START OF SCHOOL IS JUST AFEW DAYS AWAY.

A BOYNTON BEACHELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS STARTINGE THSCHOOL YEAR BY TALKINGABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

ALL NEWAT SIX, WPTV NEWS CHANNELFIVES SABIRAH RAYFORD GOT ANUP CLOSE LOOK.HERE AT GALAXY E3 ELEMENRYTATEACHERS AND STAFF AREPREPARING FOR ANOTHER SCHOOLYEAR IN THE PANDEMIC.

BUT ISTHYEAR THEREBEING TAUGHT ON MINDFULNS.ESPKG: OPEN THE DOOR TOMINDFULNESS.

(NAT BREAK MUSIC)(12:07:10)“TO COME IN ANDDECOMPRESS.THERAPIST CALLIEREDA HAS TRANSFORMED THISCLASSROOM AT GALAXYELEMENTARY INTO A SANCTUAROFYSORTS.

(12:06:34)“FOR THEM TOBE ABLE TO COME IN HERE LEARNMINDFULNESS PRACTICES, BE MOREMINDFUL OF THEIR ACTIONS ANDTHEIR WORDANS D HOW THEYAFFECT OTHER PEOPLE AND THENIN TURN GO BACK INTO THECLASSROOM D ANMODEL THATOR FTHEIR PEERS” ITCONCEPT FOR THE SCHOOL, BUTONE THE PRINCIPAL BELIEVES ISNEEDED ESPECIALLY AMIDHE TCOVID-19 PANDEMIC.

(12:15:25)“A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE HADLOSS, TRANSITIONS TO DIFFERENTHOMES, HEALTH ISSUES AT HOME.THEYSO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE GOINGTO HAVE STUDENTS AND TEACHERSCOMING ON TO CAMPUS TH AREATGOING TO NEESUD PPORT” CENTERFOR CHILD COUNSELING HASTHERAPIST IN AROUND 30 PALMBEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS.

THEY AREONE OF SEVERAL AGENCIES WHOHAVE PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOLDISTRICT TO HAVE THERAPISTSCO-LOCATED AT SCHOOLS AS APART OF THE MARJORY STONANEMDOUGLAS PUBLIC SAFETY ACT.(11:51:05)“YOU KNOW BE THEREFOR THE CHILDREN WHEN THEYCOME IN TO SEE WHERE THEY AREWITH THINGS NOT LYONACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO THEIRSOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEAL”H.(NAT PUZZLE PIECES) PIECINGTOGETHER A MENTAL HEALTHPUZZLE.

(12:04:13)“CE IONSTARTED TALKING TO THEM EYTHREALLY WERE OPEN AND IT SEEMEDLIKE THEY JUST NEEDED SOMEONETO LISTEN BECAUSE EVERYONE HADBEEN TALKING AND COMPLAININGABOUT THE SAME THINGS.

THEYFELT LIKE THEIR VOICES WERENBEING HEARD” REPORTINGN IBOYNTON BEACH, SABIRAHRAYFORD, WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.BOOSTING CREATIVITY!

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