Wellness

About:

All students take Wellness class once a week. The class provides learning opportunities in health & wellness, social-emotional learning, and outdoor education. In 2025/26 Larry Da Costa will be the lead teacher with additional support from Nurse Cat and Principal Brooke King with additional special guests including school counselor Joelle.Francis and Head Cook Ron Cotti. Some of the LCS Wellness curriculum uses the nationally recognized Second Step curriculum.

Curriculum

Kindergarten

  • What is wellness?

  • Growth Mindset

  • Skills for learning

  • Empathy

  • Managing Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy relationships

  • Medication Safety

  • Outdoor wellness

  • Mindfulness

Grade 1

  • What is wellness?

  • Growth Mindset

  • Skills for learning

  • Empathy

  • Managing Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy relationships

  • Medication Safety

  • Outdoor wellness

  • Mindfulness

Grade 3-4

  • What is wellness?

  • Growth Mindset

  • Skills for learning

  • Empathy

  • Managing Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy relationships

  • Drug/Alcohol awareness

  • Outdoor wellness

  • Mindfulness

Grade 2

  • What is wellness?

  • Growth Mindset

  • Skills for learning

  • Empathy

  • Managing Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy relationships

  • Medication Safety

  • Outdoor wellness

  • Mindfulness

Grade 5-6

  • What is wellness?

  • Growth Mindset

  • Skills for learning

  • Empathy

  • Managing Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Healthy relationships

  • Drug/Alcohol awareness

  • Outdoor wellness

  • Mindfulness

  • Puberty