The Jr./Sr. High School Self-Care Room

The Jr./Sr. High School Self-Care Room
Posted on 01/06/2022
The Jr./Sr. High School Self-Care RoomThe American Psychological Association reports 81% of Gen Z teens (ages 13–17) have experienced more intense stress since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Jr./Sr. High School counselors are hoping to help reduce students’ stress with the new Self-Care Center. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, self-care involves any action during the day that helps maintain a feeling of calm, balance, and wellness (e.g. setting boundaries, mindfulness, movement breaks, self-advocacy).

Thanks to generous funding from WAEF, Wyomissing Area’s Self-Care Center includes tissues, fidgets, a relaxing sand zen-box, inspirational note cards, and more. The counselor's office hopes students utilize the quiet room and self-care resources when feeling overwhelmed, or any time a student needs to practice self-care during the school day. “I’ve already used the self-care center, it's a very soothing environment, they even had a fountain and white noise machine,” says Riley Frymoyer. Students seem very excited to have this support from the counselor's office.