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Health & Wellness

We support our students' Health and Wellness by providing instruction in safety, nutrition, physical and social development, and a number of other areas.

Click on a grade below to see a summary of that grade's work in Health & Wellness. Please note: Each description lists that grade's guiding question or questions, topics covered in that area, and an overview of skills developed through this subject.

  • Health & Wellness in Grade 4

    How can we use health information to practice a healthy lifestyle? How can we educate and motivate ourselves and others to make healthy choices?

    Topics of Study:
    Introduction to Nashoba Brooks Core Values (Collaboration, Empathy, Inclusivity, Resilience, Empathy, Integrity) • Transition to Middle School • Mindfulness • Nutrition • Emotions • Fitness • Conflict Resolution and Friendship • Puberty and Human Sexuality

  • Health & Wellness in Grade 5

    How can we make responsible choices for our health and well-being? How do our choices impact those around us? How are girls seen in the world and how can our students combat the negative stereotypes they will face based on their gender?

    Topics of Study:
    Character • Empathy • Team-building • Nutrition • Gender Stereotypes in Media • Friendship • Digital Citizenship • Puberty and Human Sexuality

  • Health & Wellness in Grade 6

    How can we use our knowledge of health to promote our optimal well-being? How can students build confidence in themselves in order to cope with the challenges of adolescence?

    Topics of Study:
    Transition to Grade 6 • Importance of Sleep •, Stress Management • Female Empowerment • Nutrition • Friendship • Digital Citizenship • Human Sexuality

  • Health & Wellness in Grade 7

    How can we use health education to help us make good decisions? How can we maintain our integrity and sense of self in our online communities? What qualities do we value in our friendships? How can we be sure that the friendships we have chosen are beneficial and aligned with our values?

    Topics of Study:
    Gender Stereotypes in Media • Social Media • Fueling the Body • Relaxation and Mindfulness • Managing Academic Stress • Peer Pressure • Poverty and Access to Resources • Human Sexuality • Leadership and Transition to Grade 8

  • Health & Wellness in Grade 8

    How can you use your position of leadership and seniority to positively impact your community? How is your experience the same or different from those around you; How does this help you to build empathy? What are some behaviors and conditions that put young teens at risk; How to we keep ourselves and our friends safe?

    Topics of Study:
    Power of Positive • Leadership • Stress Management • Social Media • Healthy Relationships • Diversity and Inclusivity • Personal Safety • Mental Health • Substance Abuse • Human Sexuality
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    Liz Joyce
    School Counselor
    978-369-4591
    University of Connecticut - B.S.
    Simmons College - M.S.W.
    Bio
  • Robin Koskinen
    Per Diem Nurse
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    Guida Mattison
    Middle School Health & Wellness, Director of Secondary School Placement, Grade 7 Homeroom
    978-369-4591 ext 158
    Union College - B.A.
    Boston College - M.Ed.
    Bio
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    Linda Shea
    Nurse
    978-369-4591 ext 126
    Lasell College - A.S.
    Regis College - B.S.
    Bio
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