“ “Smell the sea and feel the sky. Smell the sea and feel the sky. let your soul and spirit fly let your soul and spirit fly!” !”
Welcome to our Wellbeing Guide - Summer Edition!
y g p p, ppy f the new Wellness Rooms has started and they will be ready to launch in August! Rumour even has it that a massage chair will be making a comeback !
Since our Wellbeing Guide Spring Edition, we have enjoyed reflecting on the year and the wellbeingrelated developments we have made as community You will find a summary of what’s been done and what’s to come on pages 6 and 7 As always, we value your feedback and collaboration as a community in order to provide you with support and resources based on these
This edition also marks the start of an exciting new *feature*! We have been given the opportunity to award 3 employees a ‘Wellbeing Gift’ each season - starting this summer! All information, including this season’s gifts and how to enter for a chance to win can be found on the last page
Community Spotlights from Véronique and our epic Nursing Team wrap things up as we head towards either time away from ISB or a quieter pace on campus over the next two months It seems that many of you will be sipping cocktails at the beach, laying by the pool ready to cannonball when you overheat, or enjoying the local delights that Belgium has to offer (page 8)! Wherever you spend your summer, we hope that you enjoy many moments of joy and relaxation
Last but by no means least, Mandy has decided to step away from her formal wellbeing partnership role at the end of this academic year Mandy plans to stay actively involved in both Wellbeing and DEIJ initiatives, and we would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mandy for her dedication, passion and commitment in all that she does to serve and support our community
Happy Summer!
Louise, Mandy, Leigh, Loretta, LaTyia
Contributors:
Louise Franklin - Whole School Occupational Therapist
Mandy Cowan - ES Learning Support
Leigh Heglund - HS Assistant Head
Loretta Stanley - ECC Assistant Head
LaTyia Rolle - ES Head
Véronique Dallemagne - Security and Mobility Manager
Anna Ball - School Nurse
Marie-France Freidrich - Head School Nurse, Person of Trust
Melissa Verheven - School Nurse
280 employees
were enrolled on the CPI Classroom Culture training course
4 hours of PD and workshop opportunities were completed related to CPI
528 interactions
took place with the first 3 digital copies of the Wellbeing Guides
We have had a busy year! In addition to the above:
7 employees completed CPI Trainer Courses to best support culture-related PD
CPI Modules 1, 2, 3, and 4 were unpacked during two PD days, and two follow-up workshops
Visuals were placed around campus to promote our community work around improving campus and classroom culture, for example the ‘Our House’ posters
Monthly Roundtables were offered to employees and facilitated by various members of the Wellbeing and DEIJ Partnerships, as well as other community members
4 Wellbeing Guides were published in digital and physical form
The Employee Hub (previously Portal) website was updated to include a Wellbeing Partnership Information & Resource Page
7 employees completed CPI International Trainer Course in order to best support our community in campus and classroom culture work
The Wellbeing Partnership plans and centres its work around the 5 Wellbeing Goals that were established at the beginning of the partnership in 2022:
Next year, the Wellbeing Partnership will continue work towards the established goals in order to provide our community with support and resources based on employee feedback and latest research: 2 new Wellness Spaces will be launched in August
CPI Module 5 (Restorative Practices)
Continuing monthly Roundtables with the DEIJ team
Seasonal Wellbeing Guides will be published
Wellbeing “prizes” for employees - turn to page 13...!
“My own garden reading a book with a drink and a snack or the beach/sea”
Randomparksin randomcities
“Belgium, France”
Anywhere friends or loved ones are
“Knokke”
“Outside the city”
“My garden”
“Wherever my family and friends are or a really good book nook can be found”
“Anywhere close to the water!”
“Walibi”
The whole world!!! but so far Corsica was the most beautiful along with Tahiti (Polynesia)
“Where I am”
“De Panne”
“De Haan”
“Leuven :)”
“Gijón, Spain”
“Ghent” “Thailand!”
“ISB”
“Koksijde”
“Home”
“Cycling and swimming in Zeeland”
“Croatia”
“Bouillon, BE”
“Lourmarin- France / Lissabon / Texel - NL” 2
“De Efteling”
Anywhere. Summer makes every place great
A day at the coast: France border coast, Dutch boarder coast or Belgium boarder coast
“Paris!” “Antwerpen” “Italia!” “Chicago!”
“Any beach where there is warmth and sun!”
“RockWerchteror HansurLesse“
“La Roche-enArdennes”
“The Ardennes”
“Beach beach beach”
“Kedrodasos beach in Crete”
The mountains
“A mountain hike”
Kayaking or rock climbing in the Ardennes followed by a trip to a brewery
“Somewhere in France near a river!”
the lakes in Canada”
“A boat trip on the lake!”
Como”
“Anywhere by the seaparticularly the Med”
“Portmarnoch beach, Dublin”
Véronique joined ISB in 2022 as our Security and Mobility Manager, and Prevention Officer You’ll find Véronique either in her office in the Chateau, or walking around campus making sure we are all safe and well We asked Véronique
Any fun facts about you?
“Many people wonder, or hesitate to ask, why I shaved my hair. The truth is, I shaved my hair to the scalp over 20 years ago, just one month before my wedding, simply because I had always wanted to. Most people saw my new hairstyle for the first time on the wedding day. Surprisingly, the person who was most upset wasn't my mother, but the photographer!”
What are your top tips to maintain wellbeing?
“To maintain wellbeing, it's important to consider how your actions may affect your colleagues' health, safety, and resilience. Everyone has different tolerance levels for stress and challenging situations, so never assume that others will react the same way you do. We all share the responsibility for looking out for each other's health, safety, and resilience in the workplace, supporting one another to build a stronger, more supportive environment.”
How can employees access information on Health and Safety and ISB?
“We have been working making all Health & Safety information, as well as Security and Wellbeing questions available in a single place You can scan the QR code on the posters, go to the employee's portal or check my email signature for the H&S Logo and link I will continue to grow with as information will be added ”
With the longer days and later sunsets, summertime often sees us outside and “in the elements” for more of the day than other seasons might. Whilst there are many health benefits to being outside, including improvements in blood pressure, type II diabetes, and mental health, it is also important to take precautions in order to protect ourselves from the beating sun and extra movement
We thought we’d ask our wonderful team of school nurses how they stay healthy - and maintain their wellbeing - over the summer season!
