For the second year we held our superb Health & Wellbeing Day, which took place on Thursday 21st May. It was a great day of activity with pupils in S1-3 enjoying inputs from teaching staff as well as outside partners in workshops which were designed to be fun and to improve our mental and physical health. These ranged from knitting to golf, board games to surfing. A huge amount of work and effort made the day happen, thanks to the day’s leader Mr Davis, Faculty Head. Huge thanks to him!
In addition we welcomed a range of community partners who all have an influence on our health and wellbeing who set up stalls in our street to create a roadshow of their work. At this event there was a prize draw where pupils were able to win a brand new mountain bike, which was kindly donated by Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Limited. Many thanks to them for this kind donation. The winner, Corey Heppel, is pictured below with his prize.
We would like to thank the wide range of partners who made the day so special. We look forward to next year!
Thanks to:
- Steven Hughes (Active Schools) – Delivering Pickleball and Table Tennis, planning support with venue bookings and sports club reps attending.
- Lindsay Broomfield (Planet Youth) and Nicola Swanson (DYW Coordinator) – Organisation and delivery of Roadshow.
- East Caithness Countryside Rangers (Patti and Kirsty) – Organisation and delivery of Dunnet Forest activity.
- Dunnett’s Transport – Bus to Golf
- Caithness KLICS – Bus to Dunnet
- Wick Golf Club – Free use of facilities and provided a coach to help with running the session. Captain also opened the kitchen and cooked hot food for sale at lunch.
- Ruan Peat (Wick Library) – Delivered Lego session and attended roadshow
- Keith Moncur (Youth Work) – Attended roadshow and delivered an activity for the Germany exchange pupils
- Maree Simpson (East Caithness Community Facility) – Provided free access to swimming pool, gym and assembly rooms. Provided instructors (Robbie and Hannah) to run a Gym induction and Circuit class.
- Wick Youth Club/Rosebank Bowling Club – Provided free access to Rosebank Playing Fields, Tennis, Bowls and mini golf equipment
- Heather and Caitlin (SFWY)
- Volunteer (Wick Youth Darts) – Delivered free sessions at assembly rooms
- Mike Flavell (Caithness Rugby Club) – Delivered Rugby sessions here at school
- Scye Southall (Vet) – Delivered Pony Care sessions
- Iona (North Coast Water Sports) – Delivered surf lessons
- CASWA
- UHI (Hair and Beauty)
- Coastguard
- Fire Service
- NHS Careers
- Safe Strong & Free
- NHS Highland -Smoking Cessation
- Airport House
- PPP
- Highland Council – School Nurses
- RASASH (Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland)
- Highland Council – Youth Action Team
- Caithness KLICS
- Planet Youth