Background
Current studies show that the majority of pupils are doing well. However, we also know that some pupils are increasingly disadvantaged and have health problems. Despite intensive efforts, this group continues to exhibit mental health problems, psychomotor problems or chronic illnesses.
Schools also have the task of supporting children and young people in their development of life skills.
More and more teachers
- suffer from stress-related psychosomatic illnesses
- exhibit clear "burn-out" symptoms
- are retiring earlier due to disability
The concept of health-promoting schools is not a new project, but focuses on the school as an organization - as a workplace and living space. Health is seen as a prerequisite for successful teaching and learning.
Aims
- Creation of a coherent and sustainable overall concept
of the health-promoting school by linking individual projects - Work and living space design,
e.g. healthykiosks e.g. healthy kiosk offer, lunch table, exercise-friendly playground, ergonomic furniture - Strengthening personal resources
e.g. e.g. expanding skills in the area of stress management, promoting conflict resolution, acquiring life skills against the misuse of addictive substances, training enjoyment skills. - Improving organizational and communication structures
Results of school health promotion
For pupils and students
Greater enjoyment of learning, improved learning performance, increased self-esteem, social skills, cohesion and a sense of belonging through
- Participation in shaping school life and the school environment
- active forms of learning
- sensible handling of conflicts
- conscious nutrition and exercise and
- strengthening against addiction.
For teachers
Health-promoting workplace design, enabling health-conscious behavior through
- Compliance with occupational health recommendations
- Time management
- stress reduction
- Greater job satisfaction
For school development
- Supplementing the school profile with health-promoting school modules
- Educational partnership between parents and school
- Opening the school to the outside world
- Process support as help for self-help
Support for school health promotion by the steering group
e.g. in the form of
- Introduction of physical activity modules,
- Organization of educational days,
- Thematic parents' evenings,
- organization of project days.
Requirements for the participation of a school in the network
The school commits to the following criteria:
It...
- obtains the acceptance and agreement of the majority of the staff and the school conference that it will permanently develop into a health-promoting school.
- appoints a contact person.
- agrees on developments and goals for a longer-term period.
- becomes a member of the ''Healthy School?!'' network in the district of Ludwigsburg.
Examples of schools already involved
Links
- Members of the steering group
- Article by the BZgA on good healthy schools: https://www.bioeg.de/was-wir-tun/gesundheit-und-schule/gute-gesunde-schule/
