Cultivating Stress-Free Schools
Reflections from Our Recent Mental Wellness Webinar In today’s fast-paced academic environment, conversations around mental health can no longer be relegated to the sidelines. They belong right at the heart of our classrooms. Recently, I had the incredible privilege of partnering with Edvishan to facilitate a national online workshop titled "Mental Wellness Strategies for Students & Educators STRESS FREE SCHOOLS." Bringing together approximately 68 passionate educators from all corners of India via Zoom, the energy in our virtual room was palpable. It wasn’t just a lecture; it was a deeply interactive, shared mission to rewrite the narrative around stress in education. Why We Need to Shift the Paradigm? Education today demands more than academic excellence, it requires emotional resilience. Aligned with the vision of NEP 2020, Holistic Education, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), this webinar aimed to address a critical question: How do we build emotionally safe, wel...