Dubai, United Arab Emirates : Pupils from the Dubai based Cognita family of schools, The Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai, Horizon English School and Ranches Primary School, joined more than 58,000 young people around the world on Thursday 30th September to take part in Cognita’s third annual Global Be Well Day.
On this day each year, all Cognita schools around the world collapse their curriculum to focus solely on wellbeing, which is fundamental to a Cognita Education. Created to educate Cognita’s global community schools about the importance of looking after their mental and physical wellbeing, this year’s Global Be Well Day focused on teaching pupils, parents and colleagues about empathy. Partnering with Empathy Week, a global school programme that operates in more than 40 countries, the schools used the power of film to empower pupils around the world to become empathetic and resilient leaders.
As school communities continue to feel the effects of the global pandemic, there was a greater emphasis this year on the mental wellbeing contributors of Connecting, Doing and Giving, and many activities throughout the day focused on exploring these contributors, through the lens of empathy.
Beth Kerr, Global Director of Wellbeing at Cognita said: “Wellbeing is something that can be achieved by empowering students to prioritise the six key contributors to wellbeing in their lives. The power of connecting with ourselves, with others and with our communities is fundamental to our health and by improving our empathy, through practice and awareness, we can then have a greater understanding of someone else’s thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions. As our world becomes more connected, navigating it becomes more complex. We believe that empathy underpins the other traits and skills we need to develop in order to face society's biggest challenges.”
Throughout Global Be Well Day, the three schools engaged in a range of exciting activities that encourage pupil wellbeing such as exercise, yoga, and mindful breathing and will teach pupils about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet.
Pupils in Key Stage Two also took part in exciting activities with the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai’s CSR partner, Team Angel Wolf, an inspirational non-profit foundation created to encourage the inclusion of people of determination and to embrace healthy living through Inclusive Impactivity. Pupils were able to join an inspiring 30-minute talk with Team Angel Wolf and pupils at RGSGD were given the opportunity to take part in a #RunwithRio or a #ClimbwithRio, so they could experience first-hand what it is like to experience life with added challenges. There was also a ‘calming corner’ where pupils from the schools sent messages of support to each other.
Activities that take place each year for Global Be Well Day focus solely on wellbeing and centre around the Cognita’s Be Well Charter, a curriculum which provides a definition of wellbeing and the six mental and physical contributors to it.
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About the Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai
The Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai is a British Curriculum school for children and young people aged three to 18, opening in September 2021 for pupils in Nursery and Primary, expanding to further year groups over the following years. Located within the new Tilal Al Ghaf community development near Motor City, the school is part of the prestigious Royal Grammar School Guildford in the UK, which has 500 years’ experience of combining academic excellence with forward-looking approaches to teaching and learning. Partnering with RGS Guildford to manage the day-to-day operations of the school is the leading global schools group Cognita. RGS Guildford will lead the educational philosophy, school ethos and curriculum, and governance of the school will be conducted by a joint board.
www.rgsgd.com
About Horizon English School
Horizon English School is a non-selective, private primary school in Dubai, offering the British curriculum to children aged between 3-11 years. Rated KHDA ‘Outstanding’, the School has been offering academic excellence for more than 30 years. Horizon English School strives to nurture independent learners and critical thinkers, with the skills to form lasting relationships with others and the ability to manage themselves in any situation. STEM, music, sport, performance, art and design, all have an integral part to play in the School’s curriculum, providing outstanding learning opportunities for each and every student in its care.
https://horizonschooldubai.com
About Ranches Primary School
Opening in 2015, Ranches Primary School is a successful, fully-inclusive school, at the heart of the Arabian Ranches 2 community. It has the vision to be a focused and ambitious community school, motivated to achieve excellence, developing the potential in each and every child. Focused on the values of Resilience, Purpose and Success, it aims to nurture young learners into confident leaders of tomorrow, providing its pupils with a rigorous, stimulating and supportive environment where they are challenged to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners. With its caring and supportive ethos, Ranches Primary School provides the very best start to each child’s educational journey.
https://www.rpsdubai.com/
About Cognita
Launched in 2004, Cognita is an extraordinary family of diverse yet connected schools that span 12 countries and share one common purpose: to create an inspiring world of education that builds self-belief and empowers individuals to succeed. With over 80 schools in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia, Cognita employs 7,500 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 55,000 students. Together, Cognita schools provide a uniquely global education that goes beyond grades to develop all-round academic excellence – equipping young people with the confidence and resourcefulness that prepares them to grow, thrive and find their success in a fast-changing world.
www.cognita.com
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