Teaching is a challenging profession. It stretches the teachers – physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Teaching can test professional ability at times and sometimes even test the very strength of their hearts and minds. In short, teaching requires much more than many other jobs. But focusing on wellbeing gives teachers the strength and optimism to challenge and change the way they work without burning out or giving up.
The impact of valuing wellbeing in educational institutions is well evidenced. A workplace that supports the holistic wellbeing of its employees has higher retention, increased loyalty, increased conscientiousness and less sickness.
WE BELIEVE Teachers' wellbeing is both an individual and a collective responsibility. It is holistic – and focuses on the spiritual, physical, mental and social wellness of teachers as professionals and as individuals.
Sleepwell Foundation conducts workshop to give the educators the chance to learn about relevant skills they need to open a pathway for integrating wellbeing into their professional life.
These workshops done in partnership with associates like Children First, Sanjivini, etc., with years of experience in working with teachers, help the teachers to identify and rectify the gap between teachers and students to make teaching and learning a great experience.
Research shows that teachers report high daily stress, making teaching one among the top three most stressful occupations. The consequences of teacher stress are far-reaching and adversely impact not just the teacher, but everyone around them, most notably their students.
Why is teaching so stressful? What are the repercussions of teacher stress? How can we ensure that our educators don’t quit or lose their love of teaching?
In looking for an answer, we conducted Workshop for Teachers on Managing Stress to equip them with practical tools to manage stress and improve their emotional health and resilience.
55 teachers of vidya bharati school, rohini attended this workshop on 17 august 2019
Our intervention in de-stressing the teachers is so essential, because we believe that a stressed-out teacher can neither teach effectively nor inspire and motivate the students.
After all, we all remember warmly, an inspiring and positive teacher, all our life!
