Home Global Be Well Day – an annual celebration of wellbeing Global Be Well Day – an annual celebration of wellbeing On Thursday 30 September 2021, more than 58,000 Cognita students, parents and colleagues around the world will celebrate our third Global Be Well Day (GBWD). This annual event is an opportunity for all our schools in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America to have a simultaneous and unified celebration of student wellbeing and it forms just one aspect of our overall focus on wellbeing. For the last two years, GBWD has largely focused on the physical contributors to wellbeing from our Be Well Charter so this year, we will be encouraging a greater emphasis on the mental contributors – connecting, doing and giving. This seems particularly relevant as we come to terms with the continuing impact of the global pandemic on our mental health. The Covid pandemic has put tremendous pressure on our ability to ‘Be Well’, and we know that our students’ mental health has been particularly impacted. For example, in its most extreme form, anxiety is a clinical disorder that impacts around 7% of children and adults worldwide, but a 2021 review suggested an increase in the prevalence of anxiety since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, with 25-40% of the child and adolescent population experiencing heightened feelings of anxiety. However, we also understand from the evidence that connecting with yourself and with others, doing a meaningful activity and giving to help others are all incredibly powerful ways of strengthening our mental health. Through exploring these wellbeing contributors in more detail, we hope to equip our students and colleagues around the world with the understanding about why it is important to fit in these fulfilling activities in their day to day lives. For further information about our Be Well Charter and other relevant wellbeing resources, please visit our website at www.cognita.com. By Beth Kerr, Group Director of Wellbeing, Cognita See our Extra-Curricular Activities Fact Sheet Information for Parents Extra-Curricular Activities Admissions Process Private tour Admissions & Fees Work With Us Book a visit The English Montessori School C/ Auriga, 3 28023, Aravaca (Madrid) View map (+34) 913 572 667 admissions@tems.es (+34) 600 567 433 - Discovery House info@tems.es © The English Montessori School S.A 2021 Privacy and Cookie Notices Legal Notice This website uses cookies – by continuing to use this site or closing this message, you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy. We have recently updated our Privacy Notices, you can read more about these at any time. Thanks, don’t tell me again