Following the World Mental Health Day on 10 October, an international day for global mental health education and awareness, and on the occasion of the Well-Being Day in School 2023, a national initiative addressing the well-being of pupils, social and emotional competencies, mental health, bullying and violence at school, as well as the need to cultivate positive experiences and relationship inside and outside the classroom, one of the humanities classes in our high school, the 9th graders involved in the international eTwinning project "Let's Be Well Together!", organised a round-table discussion which facilitated the understanding of the meaning and importance of well-being as a state in which pupils are able to develop their potential, learn and play creatively.
During the discussion, which involved answering the questions shared by the members of the extended school community, the participants understood that well-being at school should be associated with the following: feeling safe, valued and respected, being actively and meaningfully engaged in academic and social activities, having positive self-esteem, self-efficacy and a sense of autonomy, having positive and supportive relationships with teachers and peers, feeling a sense of belonging to their classroom and school, feeling happy and satisfied with their lives at school etc.
Last, but not least, pupils who experience well-being can build and enjoy positive relationships with others and experience a feeling of belonging to their school community.
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