Mental Health

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

anxiety

overwhelming

breakdown

nausea

peer

CPR

diagnosed

counselor

groundbreaking

fatigue

What do these words mean?

Look up their deifinitions and explain it in English. 

Write it down.

Discuss

How does our school support the emotional wellbeing of its students? 

Where can a student go when they're not feeling well? 

Do you feel our school is doing enough to address (=aandacht schenken aan) mental health?

Hailey Hardcastle explains why schools should offer mental health days and allow students time to be honest about their emotional wellbeing. Follow along to learn how she and a team of fellow teens transformed their ideas into law.

anxiety

overwhelming

breakdown

nausea

peers

CPR

diagnosed

counselor

groundbreaking

fatigue

cardiopulmonal resuscitation

Discuss 

Do you feel our school could benefit from the ideas Hailey puts forward? Why and how?

Try to use the (new) words from the video. 

e.g. "Kids who suffer from anxiety..."

01:06

1. What was the deal Hailey made with her mother?

2. Why did they make this deal?

3. How did it work out for her?

Write down complete sentences and aim for specificity

01:52

"Our head and our body are connected by much more than our neck after all"

What does Hailey mean with this remark?

Write down complete sentences and aim for specificity

04:01

Why does the audience start to applaud and cheer? 

Write down complete sentences and aim for specificity

04:49

What does Hailey mention as the biggest benefit of the new law she helped initiate?

Write down complete sentences and aim for specificity

06:16

What does Hailey hope schools will start doing?

Write down complete sentences and aim for specificity