Day 1 of Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week has kicked off with a bang in Scoil Bhríde today!  

Pupils were very lucky to have Sports Psychologist, Leeroy McEvoy in the school to give a talk on “Mental Toughness”.  The children explored times when they “lose self control” and how they could deal with these situations in a manner that will increase their mental health for the future.  

The children named their heroes and listed the attributes that make them so successful and inspiring.  Ms McCarthy’s 5th class later discussed this further, exploring the concepts of Power Boards and Vision Boards.  They spent some time creating their own Power Boards using powerful attributes they want to possess.

We all have the power to change the type of people we are and become who we want to be.  Here are some samples….