Health & Wellbeing

The Health and Wellbeing theme highlights the vital connection between human health and the natural world. Climate change and environmental degradation threaten physical health, causing issues like heat stress and respiratory problems, while also contributing to eco-anxiety and mental health challenges. In this theme you explore how schools can respond by promoting sustainable lifestyles; good nutrition, exercise, waste reduction, and improved water and sanitation, alongside outdoor learning and time in nature. These approaches foster resilience, emotional balance, and a sense of purpose, empowering students to tackle environmental challenges while prioritising their wellbeing.

Use what you’ve learned from your lessons, your Eco-Schools activities, and your own observations, and work together to turn your ideas into real change by creating an Action Plan for Health & Well-being. Mobilise your Eco-Committee, teachers, school staff, parents, and the wider community to help you reach your goals.