Wellness in school

Wellness in School is offered as a unit in some K-8 elementary schools in the United States. It is defined as
the quality or state of being in good health, especially as an actively sought goal.[1] Wellness is taught in 6 or 7
dimensions: physical, social, intellectual, emotional, occupational, spiritual and environmental. Inclusion of the
latter two is controversial.[2][3] While the teaching of "The Whole Child" seems to be an antiquated
philosophy with public schools trending towards high-stakes testing, there are many schools such as
Montessori and other philosophies/pedagogies that value this curriculum. The following isn't an expanded
definition of each, but simply what the goals and objectives are for each dimension.

Contents
Physical
Intellectual
Spiritual
Emotional
Occupational
Social
Environmental
References

Physical
The physical dimension focuses on three sub-categories: healthy eating,[4] exercise, and the human body
(digestive system, skeletal system and circulatory systems).

Intellectual
For K-5 the focus can be on the brain controlling the body, all the way up to studying the parts of the brain.
Students are expected to understand that different parts control different body functions.[5]

Spiritual
Students learn techniques to harmonize their actions with the world around them.

Emotional
Students learn to identify negative and positive emotions and coping strategies.

Occupational
Students learn to connect the job they want with the necessary preparation.

Social
Students learn the importance and skills of communication.

Environmental
Students learn to connect their own and their family's actions to the health of the environment around them.[6]

References
1. "Wellness - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary" (http://www.merria
m-webster.com/dictionary/wellness). Merriam-webster.com. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
2. Kathy on 1/04/2010 (2011-03-15). "Defining Wellness: Hettler's Six Dimensions. Live Well" (htt
p://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2010/01/defining-wellness-hettlers-six.html).
Kblog.lunchboxbunch.com. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
3. "Wellness: Seven Dimensions of Wellness" (http://wellness.ucr.edu/seven_dimensions.html).
Wellness.ucr.edu. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
4. MyPyramid (http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/MyPyramid_Getting_Starte
d.pdf)
5. "Neuroscience For Kids - lobes of the brain" (http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/lobe.html).
Faculty.washington.edu. 1998-09-13. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
6. "Wellness: Environmental Wellness" (http://wellness.ucr.edu/environmental_wellness.html).
Wellness.ucr.edu. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-11-03.

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