It’s a win, WIN!
The Vancouver Technical Secondary
School Wellness Initiative (WIN)
August 2015
The Team
The Wellness Initiative’s success is grounded
in a collaborative, multisectoral,
interdisciplinary approach
Vancouver Technical Secondary
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Located in east Vancouver
3rd largest secondary school in Vancouver
1620 students enrolled
Surrounding neighbourhoods have the highest
proportions of vulnerable youth
• Multiple different special programs and
initiatives to help meet diverse learning needs
Coming Together
• School-led, student-focused initiative
The Background
Engaging the Community
Students
Wellness
Initiative
Parents
Staff
Reflection and Dialogue
Prioritization
Wellness Promotion and Capacity Building
Bringing Together Research and
Practice
Concurrent streams
• Research – longitudinal
• Annual wellness survey – feed into school goals and
action
• Grassroots wellness promotion and capacity
building
Initiative Design
Baseline
Survey
Year 1
Survey
Wellness promotion and
capacity building
Observation
Year 2
Survey
Year 3
Survey
Year 4
Survey
Wellness Survey
• Developed by the WIN Steering Committee to
reflect the needs of the Van Tech community
• Example survey items:
depressive symptoms, academic workload,
social-emotional learning, sleep, food
security, self injury, student-staff
relationships
Depression
Symptoms in the past 30 days
Depressive Symptoms
300
Frequency
250
200
150
100
50
0
1
Never
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Student Responses
4.5
5
Always
Sleep
Food Security
• Approximately 25% of students report food
insecurity
2015/16 Wellness Goals
Sleep hygiene
Time management
Food Security
Sleep Hygiene Promotion
Sub-committee
• Staff and student collaboration
Sleep Week
• September 2015 kick-off event
On-going capacity building
• Community partnerships
In the Long-term
• Integrate social-emotional wellness into the
daily life of Van Tech students and staff
• Support and improve school connectedness
among Van Tech students
• Integrate community of schools
• Enhance student success
• Create a sustainable, wellness-promoting
school environment
Thank you!
Questions? Comments?
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