Orchids-The International Schools Celebrates World Mental Health Day with A Laughter Therapy Session and Live Talkshow with Experts

Orchids-The International School started their month-long Mental Health Awareness activities on World Mental Health Day on Sunday10^th October. To raise awareness among students, parents, and staff regarding mental health issues, Orchids organized a Laughter Therapy session and its first live talk show on the first day with renowned doctors and mental health professionals on October 10.

Orchids had organised a series of events between 10^th October and 10^th November 2021 with all students, parents, and all teaching and non-teaching staff and their families to address one of the most pressing issues in our lives today "Mental Wellbeing post-Covid". Experts from the field of mental health will deal with this topic and help clear the doubts pertaining to mental wellness.

Orchids The International school has a special education stream called "Soch"- it is an initiative to monitor and counsel students regularly to ensure they also have emotional and psychological support from the school. "SOCH, which means "TO THINK" imparts Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) through a selective module to enhance students' wisdom that develops self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for their success throughout life. SOCH also creates social awareness, goal setting, and responsible decision-making among other topics.

Commenting on the initiative Ms Nehal J. Sequeira, Head – Department of Counselling and Remediation, Orchids-The International Schools said, "We received an overwhelming response when we interacted with the participants on a Facebook live session on Mental Health. We also sent out a 30-day challenge activity video to our students, their parents, and our teaching and non-teaching staff and it was greatly complimented with many questions to deal with capricious situations.” "We, at Orchids believe that sound mental health is fundamental for a child’s success in life and we work on holistic development of a child rather than only imparting bookish knowledge. We work closely with students to overcome their emotional challenges of stress, anxiety, depression, or any other behavioural disorders that could undermine their academic success."

Orchids have released the first set of creative dialogue posters and a video and will continue to do so every week targeting important topics focusing on their significance.