FM Zen is a group of FM High School educators dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellness of our students through education, conversation, collaboration, and action. Since forming in 2015, we have taken on a number of wellness-based projects in service to our school community. We have engaged in topics that seem pertinent in the lives of our students, including:

• Building self-efficacy and resilience in our students

• Reframing how we think about stress

• The impact of smartphones and social media on emotional and social well-being

• Emotional literacy and its connection to mental health

 

One project we undertook was a professional book read of Marc Brackett's Permission to Feel. Years later, we continually reference this text in conversations and in other projects, making it the perfect choice for our next community "Big Read". 

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For more information on our first Big Read, see the How To Raise an Adult tab.