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Final Project Proposal
Final Project Proposal
Lexi Vanleeuwen
Mr.Gardner
ELA 12 b
05 May 2022
I think we can all agree that these past few years have been crazy, with school
being changed online to coming back in person, then possibly having to be quarantined
for coming to school and sitting next to the wrong person. It's been a crazy ride and many
would agree that it has taken a toll on a lot of students' mental health. So we need to find
a solution to help these students because before covid many haven't had this struggle, I
created a survey and asked how many people’s mental health was affected due to the
pandemic and 76% of people said that the pandemic did have a toll on their mental
health. I would argue that now that we are back to in person school we have all of the
says” No one actively reaches out and makes sure students are doing ok, and no one takes
action to address the root causes of the issue. No matter how anxious or depressed you
are, that paper’s still due on friday” this shows how this is a big issue everywhere and
The goal of my plan is to make school a safer place and to help students know
they aren't alone and that there's resources to help them if needed. I created a three
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objective plan so I can achieve the goal of helping my fellow classmates and future
students. The first objective is to have the teachers go to a 2 hour meeting to discuss how
they can be more helpful and supportive to students. The second step is for a board of
students willing to help make a list and find inspirational videos to show. The last step of
this plan is to have teachers show the videos in flex every monday, whether the video is
an inspirational message or just a reminder that there's help just a little thing that can
make a big difference for those who are willing to watch it.
meeting and if they are willing to show the videos once a week during flex. In an
interview done a student (Addi Vanleeuwen ) said this would be beneficial and she thinks
that this could help out some students. This evidence helped me conclude that whether it
helps 200 students or 20 it doesn't really matter, we just need to do more to make schools
Works cited :
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/04/14/students-struggling-not-seeking-campus-ment
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/04/14/students-struggling-not-seeking-campus-ment
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