Break-out Plan #6

Date: October 27, 2020

Break-out Title/Topic: Dealing With Stress Resources Time
Check-in: (A quick, community building activity)
 First time seeing my mentees since reading week
 Ask how they felt after writing their midterm last week
o They were generally confident about it
 Ask how they feel going into the 2nd half of the semester  2
  mins
Learning Objective: (what will my mentees get out of this break-out?)
 Mentees will learn good tips to deal with the heavy stress that comes with
being a university student

   
Introduction: (what information do mentees need from me before activity?)
 I will give them a backstory of my second semester in first year where I felt
stressed out and saw my grades drop and I felt absolutely helpless

 1
  Min
Activity: (How will I get my mentees involved in this break-out?)
 I will ask mentees help me come with a list of tips that they would offer to 1 st
year me to help cope with the stress
o Eating well
o Getting enough sleep
o Exercise
o Being mindful
o Time management
o Have me-time (taking time to do things you actually enjoy)
 Listening to music, having a beer, going out w/ friends
o Journaling
o Talk to someone (friends, advisors, family, etc.)
o Listening to music
 What are some unhealthy habits or responses to stress?
o Ignoring it!!!
o Cope with heavy drug use or alcohol to get by  8
o Criticizing yourself   Mins
Debrief: (What did the mentees learn from what I just did?)
 Mentees will learn that there are a variety of HEALTHY ways to deal with
stress
 Some things that we may do to cope may actually be detrimental and have
the opposite effect that we’re hoping for

   
Summary: (Repeat the learning objective and the work that was done to get there)

 Mentees will learn tips on how to deal with the stress associated with post-
secondary education using healthy coping mechanisms
 This will be done by a group discussion where students will have an
opportunity to share what methods have worked personally for them