GEC Student Well-Being

A new survey & consultation launched by @SMHO_SMSO & @Wisdom2Action is now up! We're asking secondary students to offer input on #MentalHealth at school. Please share! wisdom2action.org/hearnowon/

We understand that kids and families may be feeling uncertain about back-to-school. We faced a lot of upheaval last year, so it makes sense that many of us are feeling this way. Let us help. #KidsCantWait #BackToSchool family.cmho.org/school-mental-…

Secondary students: We are offering weekly meetings where Black, Indigenous and people of colour can come together and share their voices. Please see more information below.

Attention students entering Grade 9 !!! The Student Well-Being Department has a "Building Resiliency" workshop just for you!!

The Student Well-Being Department is offering some amazing workshops for our high school students.

Happy #TransDayOfVisibility to every trans or non-binary person at the #GECDSB and worldwide. Trans rights are human rights.💕

Passover is the Festival of Freedom. It commemorates the liberation from slavery of the Jewish people in Eygpt and is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish Calendar. Passover began on the evening of March 27 and finishes on the evening of April 4. Happy Pesach!

Our final “Coping Together” seminar will provide you with ideas and specific strategies you can implement in your home to support your child and family in growing resilience and hope. The seminar will take place on Wed. March 31st at 7pm. Register here: bit.ly/3aczNcV

Our next “Coping Together” seminar explores the challenges that caregivers have experienced while trying to maintain different roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The seminar will take place on Wed. March 24th at 7pm. Register here: bit.ly/3aczNcV

Please click here for more information on the first voluntary testing opportunity for in-person students, staff, and children at daycares within designated schools, who are not currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (asymptomatic) but want to get tested: bit.ly/3veRYqT

Today is #InternationalWomensDay. The 2021 theme is #ChooseToChallange. Today we choose to celebrate women’s achievements. Today we choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. From challenge comes change. Let’s choose to challenge! bit.ly/3qsippA

Radio-Canada provides exclusive #BlackHistoryMonth content as well as recent archives on the realities of Black Canadians. Click here to explore: bit.ly/2ZpRG1J

Windsor-Essex has been home to people of African descent since the 18th century. You can learn more about #BlackHistoryMonth events occurring in and around our region here: bit.ly/3qqKw9g

The following resource from CBC Kids explains what #BlackHistoryMonth is, where it started and what you and your family can do together to participate. bit.ly/3s1iHVt

This February the Arts Council Windsor and Region is proud to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. The following link includes opportunities and grant applications for People of Colour: bit.ly/3rZSaI4

There are so many ways you can participate in #BlackHistoryMonth virtually. Click here for five interesting ways you can participate from home: bit.ly/3qHqZ4N

These stamps showcase notable Black figures from history including Viola Desmond, Kay Livingston, and Ferguson Arthur Jenkins. Click here to read their inspiring stories: bit.ly/3tVOusw #BlackHistoryMonth

Amherstburg Freedom Museum Curator, Mary-Katherine Whelan and Assistant Curator, Dr. Lorene Bridgen-Lennie will join a panel discussion hosted by the Ontario Black History Society this evening at 7pm. Visit the @Aburgfreedom social media pages to view the link. #BlackHistoryMonth

Our first “Coping Together” virtual seminar will focus on managing daily stress. The seminar will take place on Wed. February 24th at 7pm. Register here: bit.ly/3aczNcV

These books and conversation starters are a great way to start talking to your children about racial diversity and anti-racism. Click here to learn more! bit.ly/2ZbzybM #BlackHistoryMonth