Amber Flag & Wellbeing

Healthy mind healthy you,

everything else will fall into view!

We are very excited to announce that here at Ballintleva N.S. we are

embarking on a new adventure. Following on from the success of the

Green School Flag and Active School Flag initiatives, we are now

taking on the challenge of obtaining an Amber Flag. In Ballintleva

N.S. we know the importance of mental health and wellbeing and are

working hard towards achieving the Amber Flag. The Amber flag is

an initiative aimed at developing awareness of mental health and

well-being among children. It is recognised that positive mental

health and well-being enables young people to live more fulfilling

lives. Home and family is recognised as the primary source of

nurturing and supporting children. However, the school community

also has a large role to play in developing wellbeing in children. Well-

being refers to the holistic health and well-being of the child,

physically and mentally and can be summed up in the 5 areas of the

graphic.

Some of our actions to develop a happy

school

 Create an Amber Flag notice board in the hall with a positive

‘thought for the week’

 Holistic activities undertaken through the SPHE and PE strands

of the curriculum

 Feel good school song, “You can count on Me”. We will treat you

all to a rendition shortly!

 Poster Competition

 Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness classes.

 We made ‘Mind Jars’

 Rapping Competition held in our school. The following rap entitled

“Stay Happy” was deemed most fitting. This rap was composed by