Staff Well-Being | Ontario Teachers' Federation

Resources Used

Supporting Minds: An Educator’s Guide to Promoting Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being. Toronto: The Ontario Ministry of Education, 2013. Print.

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/SupportingMinds.pdf

Ontario’s Well-Being Strategy for Education – Discussion Document. Toronto: The Ontario Ministry of Education, 2017

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/WBDiscussionDocument.pdf

Seeking Wellness: Healthy Working and Learning Environments. OSSTF presentation at OTF Making the Links Conference, Toronto, 2018

OTF Conference: “Making the Links: Promoting Well-Being in our Schools,” Toronto, 2018

Lewington, Jennifer. Toward Wellness Professionally Speaking. June 2016. pp. 35-38

http://professionallyspeaking.oct.ca/june_2016/PS_June_2016small.pdf

“Personal Resiliency: The Basics of Self-Care.” School Mental Health Assist.

https://smh-assist.ca/wp-content/uploads/Personal-Resilency.pdf

Resources Created

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Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea wellness event. Photo of table setting.

Afternoon Tea

One of the most popular wellness events we held was Afternoon Tea. 35 staff members, gathered in the staff room aftr school for fellowship. It was a great way to decompress after a busy school day.

Afternoon Tea

Staff enjoying Afternoon Tea wellness event.

Paint Night

Staff enjoying the Paint Night wellness activity.

Paint Night

An example of the painting that staff created during Paint Night.

Paint Night

We held a staff Paint Night wellness activity after school. 25 teachers participated. It was very well received and one of our own art teachers led the activity.

Paint Night Reflection

As part of the Paint Night, our chaplain led a short reflection. This is a copy of the card that was given to staff.

PD Day Folder

We planned a 90-minute PD session for staff on our May PD Day focused on staff wellness. We created resource folders for the staff which included a variety of handouts and information.