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FALCON FAMILY NEWS A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL DEAR FAMILIES: Happy New Year and happy World Peace Day! Every year on January 1, beginning in 1968 with Pope Paul VI, the Holy Father marks the World Peace Day with a special message inviting all people to reflect on the important work of building peace. This year’s theme, “Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building lasting peace,” resonates deeply for us as Lasallians as we look to the sacred role we hold in touching the hearts and minds of our students who will take their places as the leaders and peacemakers of tomorrow. For our students to be peacemakers for others, they need to experience their own inner peace first. Unfortunately, there is growing concern across the country and in our own CB community over increasing signs of anxiety and unhealthy stress experienced by students. Put simply, it is not easy to be a teenager. One of our key responsibilities is to equip our students with the values and life skills that will allow them to live happy and fulfilling lives in the present, in college, and beyond. With this aim in mind, we have begun gathering data about students’ perception of their lives at the school to see where we can make changes to our school environment that will best serve their health and well-being, while remaining committed to our fundamental Lasallian core principle of Quality Education.
Zoom link: https://stanford.zoom. us/j/91428913064?pwd=aTlUTjZzZFNzSVpKdEQ2YnEyNkZwdz09 Passcode: 133495 (rarely to never needed, we include it just in case) I look forward to seeing many of you there as I wholeheartedly believe that in working together, we can and will, create a healthier, happier, and more educationally enriching environment for our students. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!
Annemarie Bacich, Ed.M. Principal
Some of the ways we are doing this are through partnering with Challenge Success at Stanford University, and through the Educational Visioning process we began in the fall. We will use the data collected through these initiatives to help our school redefine what success means, underscoring wellness and deeper academic engagement, while remaining rooted in our Lasallian Catholic mission. Please mark your calendars for an important meeting: The WellBalanced Student for CBHS Parents with Jen Coté on Thursday evening, January 6 at 7:00 p.m. for 75 minutes, including Q&A. In a high-stakes, high-pressure culture, parent and school expectations may have unintentional but damaging effects on students. Increasing demands on students may lead to unhealthy stress, resulting in burnout, disengagement, or poor physical and mental health symptoms. This interactive webinar examines the tension that parents, students, and teachers often experience over issues such as homework, grades, and the culture of competition, and offers tools for creating a healthier school climate. We will also be looking at some of the data from the recent Challenge Success Student Survey.
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