Student Well-Being

What is Student Well-Being?

Students are growing up in a complex world where wellness, identity and equity are deeply interconnected. To that end, our Vision & Values and Portrait of a Graduate serve as a guiding light as we continuously improve the teaching and learning experience at Stevenson. 

A key group of faculty members thoughtfully collaborated to create our Pillars of Wellness. This framework brings together key concepts from the latest research on SEL, equity and “whole student” well-being.

Student Initiatives

Co-curricular Spaces

Student wellness is incorporated in both curricular and co-curricular experiences throughout the building. While our faculty work to integrate SEL and equity work in the classroom, we intentionally build opportunities outside of the classroom for our students to continue developing the wellness skills we believe are so important to their future success. These include but are not limited to:

• Patriot Wellness Center 
• Physical Welfare curriculum
• Catalyst
• Peer Helpers
• Intramurals and sports
• FIRE
• Diversity Council
• Affinity student associations
• Wellness Week
• Cultural celebration weeks

Speak Up Protocol

In addition to our co-curricular opportunities for students, freshman students are introduced to our Speak Up protocol during their Freshman Advisory. The Speak Up protocol is designed to give students an easy framework to respond to offensive and/or biased encounters: Interrupt, Question, Educate, Echo.

Safety Reporting

Our anonymous safety reporting allows students to come forward about incidents that may have caused harm to themselves or another student. The reporting mechanism is reviewed by our deans and SSTs, who follow up to investigate each incident and facilitate conversations with students and families as necessary. Students can start these conversations in one of two ways, either by approaching a trusted adult at Stevenson or reporting the incident online.

Staff Initiatives

Professional Learning Communities

Our student wellness initiatives would not be possible without the active engagement of our faculty and staff. Ongoing multi-year professional development - also known as cadres - is offered to faculty and staff. This work is focused on creating a culture of wellness and equity through the development of wellness practices in our classrooms. 

Student Voice Data

Faculty also have the opportunity to explore student voice data. These conversations are focused by academic team (subject area), allowing for more pointed feedback, collaboration and problem-solving. These discussions ultimately lead to improved classroom, instruction and assessment practices.

Advisory Board

We bring together collaborative groups responsible for developing feedback and recommendations so we are continuously improving upon our wellness initiatives. These collaborative groups often involve a combination of faculty and administration.