Kindness warriors, table tennis, and nature walks...
Anyone who has lived through the past two years knows just how unpredictable the future of our world can be. Global pandemics aside, every single day challenging situations and humanitarian crises pose a new threat to our planet and the wellbeing of all those who live on it. Without action, it is easy to let it overwhelm us.
Today’s students are preparing for their lives and careers in this unpredictable future, but what tools do they need to, firstly, be happy and successful and, secondly, contribute to a more sustainable world?
ACS Cobham hosts the second of the 2021-22 ‘The world needs’ event series, which focuses on building a sustainable future and features expert and high-profile speakers. This event links to SDG 3 ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ and will highlight why good health and wellbeing for all individuals around the world is essential to a sustainable future.
Dr Radha Modgil is a BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and wellbeing expert, and joins the speaker line-up to talk about the importance of young people’s health and wellbeing and why we must pay attention to ourselves in today’s turbulent world. Dr Radha will discuss the importance of kindness, while sharing the tools and skills that are needed to identify different issues and achieve good personal wellbeing and to help others.
Dr Radha will be followed by Dr Essam Daod, a professional psychiatrist and Co-Founder and Mental Health Director of Humanity Crew, a charity spearheading mental health support for refugees and children worldwide. Dr Daod will discuss how we can help to tackle the wider health issues that are brought to light by global crises and how, armed with this knowledge, we can ultimately create a better world for everyone.
Sign up to this virtual event on the 9 February to hear what is currently being done to improve wellbeing and health on a global scale, while discovering how small acts of kindness can have a huge impact for the wellbeing of those around us, as well as our own personal happiness.
Middle School students have fabulous new additions to their playground in the form of two outdoor table tennis tables, complete with bats and balls.
Parents new to ACS Cobham were treated to a nature and bird-watching walk, taking in the sights and sounds of our beautiful, expansive campus.
Highlights included the kingfisher pond and hide; our beehives, managed by our student beekeeping club; Larch Woods, now primarily used by our Lower School; Jardin du Soleil, which hosts our young gardeners; arboretum for Early Childhood forest school; and the Tom Tent.
The campus also has historical significance, with Heywood House (now ACS International Schools' Head Office) once belonging to Prince Leopold of Belgium, Queen Victoria’s uncle. The Early Childhood village housed the estate workers.
The vast grounds also include a World War II bunker and a crater left by a bomb.
Thank you so much for inviting the Welcome Group to be part of such a wonderful event. What a lovely way of ending the weekend, wandering around the campus, meeting and welcoming new families, and getting to know more about our school and the many projects that are happening.
Above and below, pictures taken of the day by an ACS Cobham parent.
