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Current Community Wellbeing Campaigns

Wellbeing in the spring

  • Pick up trash in your neighborhood, at local parks, or a community area. Earth Day events are great for this, but cleaning up our environment is an any-day wellness activity!
  • Explore how to identify your favorite tree species.
  • Plant a seed or seedling. In a pot, indoors or outdoors, or in a small plot of soil. 
  • Check out the tools and resources through Hennepin County on movement for different age populations. 
  • Choose a comfortable area in nature to sit and breathe mindfully. 
  • Explore "earthing": When the weather is comfortable for you, create direct contact between your feet or your hands with a natural surface such as soil or grass. Taking a few moments to get in sync with the earth's energy is literally "grounding" for our nervous system. 
  • Go for a walk or a roll (bike, skate, skateboard, etc.).

 

Staff Wellness Sessions

 

EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SERVICES APPOINTMENTSBCCS staff have access to 1:1 or small group instruction or coaching in a variety of wellness modalities. Employees may visit the staff intranet for more information and to access the scheduling link. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: NUTRITION 101 EDUCATIONAL COHORTS

Six-week basic nutrition education cohorts are available for Brooklyn Center Community Schools stakeholders aged 14+ on a seasonal basis. Cohorts are filled and begin as groups are ready. Content such as, reading nutrition labels, types of sugars and types of grains, individual and cultural food needs and interests, and more are covered. Cohorts generally meet weekly for 45 minutes, in person or on Zoom. Contact the Wellbeing Specialist, Michelle Auld, at mauld@bccs286.org to express your interest and get added to the list or for more information. 

 

Environments

OUTDOOR:
BCCS is proud of our on-going initiative, "Growing BC!" This comprehensive and multidisciplinary project engages the cross-collaboration of the district's Curriculum and Instruction, Community Engagement, Wellness, Nutrition Services and Facilities departments, along with many external district partners to increase access to the outdoors and high-quality learning opportunities in nature. Scroll to the bottom section of the page to read through the list of some of the opportunities available. 

INDOOR:
BCCS recognizes that exposure to scented products in schols has potential negative impacts on the health of students and staff. The district is a fragrance-friendly environment to support the health of all stakeholders. As such, chemical air fresheners are not to be used. The use of scented products that produce a scent strong enough to be perceived by others, including, but not limited to aerosol products, colognes, perfumes, after-shave products, body sprays, room sprays and other fragrance products is discouraged. 

The Share The Air posters are posted in the buildings, and are available for printing to post in classrooms and office spaces.