Webinar on “Ensuring students social-emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19” OR “Rebuilding Wholesome Classroom Communities”
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Date: 29th January 2021
Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM OR 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Language: English/Hindi
Duration: 2 hours
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the webinar session, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the
importance and role of the educational ecosystems in supporting the health
and mental wellbeing of students during (and beyond) the Covid-19
pandemic.
- Understand that
a safe return to school during the Covid-19 involves more than just
policies to reduce the risk of virus transmission but also as a process of
rebuilding classroom/school community and supporting the mental wellbeing
of students.
- Think creatively
about solutions that can be adopted and adapted within their own
institutions.
Agenda:
1. Welcome and Overview
2. Lessons learnt during the COVID19 lockdown – Teachers, Students,
Parents
3. Key stakeholders presentation
4. DLR Prerna’s presentation on COVID19 safety in the school ecosystem
5. QnA
Background
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how we live our lives. The pandemic and lockdown has thrown challenges that we have had to negotiate with no previous experience. We are figuring out the 'new normal' with COVID19.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is particularly significant within the context of the education sector. There is an urgent need to analyse and create interventions pathways of what exactly is the ‘new normal’ in the education sector.
As schools reopen amidst an ongoing pandemic, it is crucial to implement good health and hygiene practices. As the pandemic is expected to persist for a significant period of time, the school health environment must be adapted to ensure safety and wellbeing. Furthermore, it is crucial that schools incorporate lessons on health and hygiene into the daily curriculum in order to promote public health both within the school building and broader community. These efforts to promote and protect student health and wellbeing must be sustained during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.
A safe return to school during pandemic involves more than just policies and practices to reduce the risk of virus transmission. Already there are reports of increased stress and anxiety among teachers, children and parents which needs to be addressed with new skills and insights. With limited access to mental health care common in the education sector of India, Covid-19 has enhanced the need to incorporate mental health care and access at a policy and institutional level.
In this webinar, we propose to explore issues of physical and mental health in educational institutions during the context of the Covid-19 pandemic with key stakeholder representatives presenting their insights and perspectives. We anticipate a robust conversation that will inform the policy landscape of the educational ecosystem. Additionally, we will identify concrete practices, policies, and practices that attendees may adapt and adopt into their own institutions.
To enhance this discussion, DLR Prerna and Broadleaf will present an intervention package that has been developed with our rural school partners in the Darjeeling Himalayas to address the challenges of promoting student health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic. We will discuss and share our curriculum and training programmes with webinar attendees. Additionally, we will highlight opportunities to engage in partnership with our team to conduct a four days training for school communities in other regions of India.