Community, culture, and wellness: 14K196

This collection of resources, developed by the staff at PS 196 and several of their partners, lays out the many practices used at the school to promote a positive culture of wellness for students, staff, and the broader school community. These resources provide interested educators with samples and tools they can use in their own work, as well as introductions and connections to further resources they can use to inform their next steps.

Included Resources

This resource, developed by P.S. 196, lays out a few different stress busting exercises and routines for both students and educators. Included in this resource are recipes for stress balls and mind jars, as well as breathing and stretching exercises that range anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes.

This packet, developed by P.S. 196, includes the school's attendance, leadership, math, reading, and writing goal setting templates for grades preK-5. At P.S. 196, goal setting is a collaborative practice where students and teachers work together to create student-specific, achievable goals. This process provides an opportunity to empower students, allows them to take ownership, and celebrate when they have achieved their goals.

This resource provides 50 different ideas for how to rest, relax, and re-energize. It has been used and shared often at P.S. 196, although the original creator is unknown.

This one pager, developed by P.S. 196, provides an overview of what the CookShop Classroom for Elementary Schools program looks like at P.S. 196. CookShop is a program funded by the Food Bank of New York City and provided the information included in this document. Educators can use this as an introduction to what CookShop provides and does, and the document contains a link to the CookShop page where they can find more information.

This one pager was developed by P.S. 196 in collaboration with the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare. It provides an overview of and the history behind the Family Heath Challenge in New York City schools.

This one pager, developed by P.S. 196, provides some tips for smoothie making and five quick and healthy recipes. Educators can use this in their own lives and share it with their students and colleagues to help promote a healthy diet.