Wellbeing Focus
Our key focus while learning remotely is ensuring our students manage their wellbeing. We encourage physical activity breaks, time spent outdoors and time away from their screens. Students’ report feeling disengaged, tired or unmotivated when they spend too much time on their devices so we stress the importance of taking regular breaks. We change the timetable to allow for this flexibility when teaching online.
We also organise several activities to keep them engaged with the outside world including community activities, (e.g., writing letters to retired alumnae or fellow students), outreach activities and reflection tasks (journal writing) to be in touch with their feelings while learning online.
Strathcona has received glowing feedbacks from students, parents, and staff on our Continuous Online Learning program. Students have reported their increased ability to adapt, maintain motivation, focus on their mental health and remain positive and patient in an ever-changing world.