Health & Wellness

List of 8 items.

• Health Center

  St. Margaret’s Health Center (Nurses’ Office) has two full-time Registered Nurses and is open from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, including all summer programs. A school nurse also attends all overnight student retreats. St. Margaret’s nurses oversee school health policies and programs and serve a pivotal role in providing expertise in our school health services and health education. The school nurse serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and healthcare providers to advocate for health care and a healthy school environment.

   

  Additionally, the Tartan Athletic Department employs a full-time certified athletic trainer who responds to athletic injuries and is trained to evaluate head injuries and potential concussions. He is on campus daily, from 7:30 a.m. until the last team ends practice or a game, or if he is needed to travel with a team to an away game.

   

  Our team of trained medical professionals see students every day for everything from stomachaches and minor cuts and scrapes, to falls on the playground, and bumps to the head, and take each of these matters very seriously. They consult with each other on medical matters, log every student visit to the office and monitor ongoing situations and recurrent visits by individual students. All student visits to the Health Center are communicated to parents.

• Learning and Enrichment Center

  As part of the St. Margaret’s Student Support Services Team, the Learning and Enrichment Center offers a variety of services to students in all grade levels. Through a partnership with the Center for Learning, a team of school psychologists and educational therapists can provide support in the form of Student Study Team meetings, neuropsychological/psycho-educational assessment on a fee-basis, Academic Support Plans as well as communication with the student’s teachers and parents.  Educational therapy on a fee-for-service basis is available both for those students who will benefit from enrichment in an area of strength and for those students in need of support.  Our goal is to provide the best academic support for the student in order to achieve an optimal education experience.

• Lunch Program

  St. Margaret’s hot lunch program provides healthy and delicious food choices that contribute to the overall health of the child. Food selections from organic, gluten free, vegetarian and health centered food groups are provided for the child. Our school believes that healthy food choices promote overall healthy cognitive learning and physical well-being.

• Peer Counselors

  St. Margaret’s High School Peer Counseling Program promotes the health, wellbeing and safety of all our students through peer education. Peer Counselors are carefully selected and trained through an application process to act as helpers and active listeners to work with students in Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Peer Counselor training addresses current social-emotional issues addressing skill building in communication, problem-solving and decision-making. The focus of the curriculum is preventative, using a wide variety of educational material. The results of this program provide a more positive, healthier and safer school climate.

• Physical Education Program

  St. Margaret’s health and physical education program improves strength and endurance, reduces anxiety and stress, increases self-esteem, and promotes overall health in our students. We promote physical activity through a comprehensive programs that includes required physical education classes for all students, intramural sports, 24 sports in the Upper School and a variety of Lower School after school programs. We ensure that health and physical education is provided to all students in all grades taught by qualified physical education teachers.

• School Counselor

  The School Counselor role is to provide professional, trained and confidential assistance to students who seek and/or desire guidance with their own personal and emotional development. Division education support programs and activities have been established as part of a comprehensive wellness plan. Counseling is offered on an individual basis or group settings. Students may be self-referred to the counseling office or initiated by faculty and/or parental recommendation. The counseling role adheres to the utmost confidentiality standards of the counseling profession.

• Spiritual Education

  Our Episcopal tradition is deep rooted in our spiritual educational programs providing enriching experiences at all division levels through Chapel, religion classes, retreats and guidance from our many Chaplains on staff in partnership with our sister organization, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Parent prayer groups are offered weekly and parents are welcome to attend division Chapel services and traditional services provided through the year. St. Margaret’s Episcopal School and Church welcome families of all faiths and traditions which provide a rich and rewarding experience for all of our students.

• Student and Parent Education

  Student and Parent educational programs are offered throughout the year through various formats that include: professional speakers, educational films, parenting programs, student advisory programs, gender specific talks, grade level talks, and division and school-wide assemblies. Parents are encouraged to participate in the educational resources provided to our community that contribute to the overall health and wellness of the family.