Growing Together: A Look Back at Children’s Mental Health Week 2025

Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 was a vibrant celebration of self awareness, gratitude, and wellbeing, with uplifting activities like the Growing with Gratitude Board, inspiring challenges, and creative lunchtime events, leaving a lasting impact on our school community.

What a week it’s been! Children’s Mental Health Week 2025 brought an explosion of colour, positivity, and connection to our school. With the theme “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,” we focused on self-awareness, gratitude, and personal growth – and wow, did our school community step up!

The Growth Through Gratitude board became the centrepiece of the school. Students brought it to life with beautifully decorated flower templates and vibrant, heartfelt messages of thanks, encouragement, and self reflection. The board became a go-to space, where students and staff paused to read, reflect and contribute their own heartfelt words of gratitude – each note a little spark of positivity, creating a ripple effect of kindness. By the end of the week, the Gratitude Growth board was overflowing, proving just how much this simple act of appreciation resonated with us all and brought our community together.

The energy didn’t stop there! Students eagerly took on the Inspirational Quote Quest, racing to find hidden messages of motivation around the school. The BINGO Challenge saw forms working together, completing wellbeing tasks, and celebrating small wins – because looking after our mental health should always be something to celebrate!

Form time became a space for real talk about self-awareness and mental wellbeing, with students exploring ways to grow, reflect, and support one another. The discussions were thoughtful, uplifting, and a reminder that we are all in this together.

Lunchtimes were a highlight, with an incredible turnout for our wellbeing activities. We started the week with Mindful Movement, bringing calm and focus into the school through stretching and dance. Then, students got creative with Chalk Drawing, filling the pavement with inspiring messages, while others found peace in Meditation & Mindfulness. Midweek, we embraced growth – literally! – with Plant a Bean (Green Warriors Club), where students nurtured new life, symbolising personal growth. The creativity continued with Mics and Masterpieces, as students showcased their talents in music and art. Finally, we ended on a high with the joy and energy of Bollywood Dancing, bringing students together in a celebration of movement and culture.

These moments of creativity, movement, and reflection added an extra layer of joy to an already impactful week, giving students and staff a chance to connect and recharge.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part – you made this week a celebration of mental health and wellbeing. From the colourful notes of gratitude to the competitive (but friendly!) spirit of the challenges, Let’s keep the momentum going!

Miss Rajdev