As part of a global wellness initiative, more than 1,500 students from El Limonar International School (ELIS) in Murcia and Villamartín (San Miguel de Salinas, Alicante) participated in the Global Be Well Day with 90,000 students from all over the world. This event, which is celebrating its sixth edition, had the theme “Giving”, emphasizing the importance of the link between education and well-being and the importance of knowing how to give one’s time and care to others to create more communities. . compassionate and connected.
During the day, students and education staff took part in activities designed around the Cognita Wellbeing Framework, an international group to which these schools belong. It is a six-step methodology based on holistic research for promote sustainable health. The Wellbeing Impact Hour allowed participants to dedicate their time to connecting and supporting their communities, inspiring change locally and globally.
Vanessa Grimward, CEO of ELIS Schools, expressed the importance of this event: “As we come together with school communities from 16 different countries around the world to commemorate the World Wellbeing Daywe celebrated our collective commitment to well-being. This year’s theme, “Giving,” gave our students the opportunity to help build an even more supportive and connected community. Above all, this event served as a reminder each year of the vital link between education and well-being since students must feel good to learn well,” he explained.
This day not only sought physical well-being, but also emotional and social, integrating students, teachers and families in activities that promote empathy and mutual support. Among the workshops and activities carried out, there were chess workshops, taekwondo exhibitions, performances by the school’s music school, art exhibitions made by the students themselves and a visit of the Red Cross, illustrated by practical cases of solidarity and meaning. to “Give” time, resources or things that the most disadvantaged people need. The students also had time to prepare and pass on the details to the centers’ own workers, showing them their appreciation and affection, or even promoting the adoption of abandoned animals.
Carmen Julia Martínez, teacher and head of GBWD at ELIS Murcia, emphasizes that “the theme of Giving must be considered as a invitation to cultivate generosity, empathy and solidarityboth personally, in the community and in the world, contributing to a more collaborative future.”
Marta Aldaz, teacher and well-being coordinator at ELIS Villamartín, highlights that initiatives like these “inspire our students to maintain a commitment to themselves and help them develop skills that have a positive impact on others, giving them something as special as our time.”
