--- title: Children Mental Health Week 2025 description: Children Mental Health Week 2024 At Redmaids' High School image: https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hubfs/7-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1470-PM.png --- [![Black left aligned RHS GDST logo](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/Black%20left%20aligned%20RHS%20GDST%20logo.png?width=215&height=100&name=Black%20left%20aligned%20RHS%20GDST%20logo.png "Black left aligned RHS GDST logo")](https://www.redmaidshigh.co.uk/) [Back to Main Site](https://www.redmaidshigh.co.uk/) [![Redmaids' High School](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Redmaids_High_School_April2021/images/mobile-logo.png?width=270&height=472&name=mobile-logo.png "Redmaids' High School")](https://www.redmaidshigh.co.uk/) [Back to Main Site](https://www.redmaidshigh.co.uk/) [\< Back to Blog](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/) # Children Mental Health Week 2025 ![7-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1470-PM](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/7-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1470-PM.png?width=608&height=608&name=7-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1470-PM.png)We are proud to celebrate another Children’s Mental Health Week, embracing this year’s inspiring theme: *Know Yourself, Grow Yourself.* This theme encourages self-awareness and personal development, reminding us all that growth isn’t just about getting older but about building resilience, learning from our experiences, and taking care of our mental well-being. ### Whole School Assembly To kick off the week, Mrs. Armsby, alongside some of our Year 12 Wellbeing Ambassadors and Peer Mentors, led a whole school assembly to reflect on what it means to truly *know yourself* and *grow yourself.* Key takeaways from the assembly: - **Knowing yourself** means understanding your feelings, thoughts, strengths, and challenges. It’s about recognizing how you react to situations, what brings you joy, what upsets you, and what you are passionate about. - **Growing yourself** goes beyond physical and intellectual development - it’s about strengthening your mind and heart, building resilience, and learning from mistakes. Growth happens in the small, daily actions we take to care for ourselves. ### Wellbeing Activities Across the School Throughout the week, students participated in a variety of activities during form time, reinforcing the theme of well-being and self-care: - **Well-being walks** – Taking in the beauty of our school grounds in the crisp frost - **Music playlists for mindful moments** – Sharing music that brings comfort and relaxation - **Exploring strengths** – Engaging with Dr Martin Seligman’s 24 Universal Character Strengths - **Year 7’s well-being month culmination** – As part of their January Well-being month, Year 7 students shared highlights from their ‘Being Great’ challenge led by Mrs Hinks and Ms Harrison. They explored the *Five Ways to Well-being*: Connect, Be Active, Learn, Give, and Take Notice - **Guest speakers** – 'Off the Record,' a Bristol-based mental health charity, visited Year 9 and 10 assemblies to provide insight and support on mental health topics![Untitled design (33)-4](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(33)-4.png?width=580&height=580&name=Untitled%20design%20(33)-4.png) ### Fundraising Initiatives To support *Place2Be*, a charity dedicated to children’s mental health, students across the school engaged in fundraising activities: - **The ‘100 challenge’** – Year 10 students completed this challenge during form time. - **Creative tote bag decorating** – Organised by our Almoners, Sindy and Ella. - **Green non-uniform day** – A ‘Grow Yourself’ themed dress-down day, bringing the school together in support of mental health awareness. ### A Continued Commitment to Well-being In the lead-up to Children’s Mental Health Week, Year 7 embarked on their annual *Wellbeing Term.* Each tutor time and year group assembly focused on a different aspect of well-being, challenging students to take part in activities such as: - **Digital detox** – Taking a break from screens to focus on mindfulness. - **Being GREAT challenge** – Based on the *Five Ways to well-being* - **Well-being walks** – Enjoying fresh air and nature with friends - **Hot chocolate moments** – Sharing a comforting drink and good conversation - **Yoga & wake and shake sessions** – Encouraging movement and relaxation - **DIY natural face masks** – Exploring self-care in a fun, creative way - **Music and mood reflection** – Understanding how music impacts our emotions As the term continues, we look forward to seeing the positive impact these initiatives have on our students' well-being. Thank you to everyone who took part, and let’s continue to support each other in knowing ourselves and growing ourselves - every day.   ![1-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1463-PM](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/1-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1463-PM.png?width=460&height=460&name=1-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1463-PM.png)![5-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1462-PM](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/5-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1462-PM.png?width=457&height=457&name=5-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1462-PM.png)![2-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1459-PM](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/2-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1459-PM.png?width=452&height=452&name=2-Feb-07-2025-02-58-23-1459-PM.png)   Date Posted: 13 February, 2025 [Share](http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/children-mental-health-week-2025) ## Articles for: Senior, PSHE ![Year 8 musician selected for National Children's Orchestra for second year in a row](https://news.redmaidshigh.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Emilia%20Eggers%20article.jpg?width=770&name=Emilia%20Eggers%20article.jpg) **Year 8 musician selected for National Children's Orchestra for second year in a row** Date Posted: 21 November, 2021 We wish Emilia in Year 8 a huge congratulations after she was successful in her application to join the National... 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