As part of Diabetes Awareness Day, the school doctor delivered an informative presentation to students, explaining the causes of diabetes, effective prevention strategies, and steps to take if faced with this condition.

Students also learned about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To reinforce these lessons, a variety of fruits and vegetables was offered as healthy snacks, along with explanations about nutritious food choices that support overall well-being.

The students benefited from this awareness session by learning about diabetes, its types, causes, and symptoms. During the session, we explained how diabetes affects the body and highlighted the importance of healthy eating, regular exercise, and regular blood sugar monitoring.This session helped increase students’ awareness about diabetes prevention and how to support people living with the disease.
Dr. Zainab

As a Grade 5 student, I think Diabetes Day was a very useful event for us. It helped us understand what diabetes is, how we can protect ourselves, and how healthy food is important. It also taught us how we can advise others to live a healthier life. Fadha Fadhil (Student G05) 

I think it was very important to learn more about diabetes. We learned how to protect ourselves and how healthy food helps us stay away from diabetes. We can also go home and tell our parents why healthy food is important. Tala Khalid (Student G04)

 

As part of our Social Emotional Learning activities, Grade 3 students have begun focusing on self-awareness. With the guidance and presentations from Grade 6 students, they explored their emotions and reflected on what makes them happy. This activity has significantly helped them better understand and interpret their feelings.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom,” said Aristotle. 

Grade 6 students encouraged Grade 3 students to explore their emotions by explaining how different emotions affect them. The students were later allowed to reflect and express what makes them happy.

Grade 3 students then wrote three things that make them happy and stamped their feeling on a large, white cardboard.

The students were excited and happy. They discovered new ways to share their feelings with others.

The Dental Day event at AISW School for our KG students was a delightful and educational experience. The SLO organized an engaging play, capturing the attention of the young learners and enjoyably imparting valuable dental hygiene lessons. Alongside the play, various interactive activities were arranged, promoting the importance of oral health in a fun and accessible manner.

Adding a touch of enchantment to the day, the SLO surprised the children with a visit from the Tooth Fairy herself, played by one of our dedicated SLO members. The excitement and joy on the kids' faces were priceless as they interacted with the magical character, fostering a positive association with dental care.

Overall, it was a wonderfully fun and heartwarming day that not only entertained but also instilled crucial lessons about maintaining good oral hygiene among our KG students.

 

It is a must in this day and age to ensure that everyone is fully aware of the different types of cancer they could encounter and knows what they should do to prevent this from becoming dangerous.

To this end, The SLO Wellness Department held a special event to spread awareness and educate the students about breast cancer.

Brownies were distributed to teachers in honor of the month, and gift bags containing pink pencils, erasers, and the breast cancer logo to primary students.

  

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects. World Diabetes Day is commemorated as an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on the health of people and to highlight the opportunities to strengthen the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes.

In our school, World Diabetes Day was memorialized on the 23^rd of November.

Students wore blue shirts, the official color for diabetes awareness. During the first recess, a version of the show “The Drs.” was carried out by our Student Life Coordinator, Mr. Mohamad Chatila, in which he discussed diabetes and got students to talk about their own experiences with diabetes. Mr. Chatila then passed by Grade 4 classes to discuss what diabetes is, what the symptoms are, and how to prevent it.

All in all, the event was a success and every single student in the school learned something new about diabetes.

“We want to thank the Wellness Department for raising awareness about such an important cause.” – Grade 7 students

To promote the importance and awareness of breast cancer, the SLO organized an activity that included questions and answers about breast cancer, its symptoms, its impact, and the need to get regular checkups.

For the occasion, the students sold delicious pink lemonade, with the proceeds donated to Baheya Hospital, which specializes in cancer, particularly breast cancer.

Teachers were very supportive, and they let grade 6 and grade 7 look up the internet and do a quick research on breast cancer. Students enjoyed the day, gathering information, and selling and drinking fresh lemonade juice.

To teach younger students about the importance of brushing their teeth daily, the SLO Wellness Prefects organized an event outlining dental health methods.

The event started with presenting an unhealthy tooth with severe pain while a healthy tooth questioned its nagging. The healthy tooth explained the many daily unhealthy habits that create cavities in teeth, which led to a discussion on differentiating between healthy and unhealthy food.

A Pediatric dentist then took the stage to explain the importance of dental hygiene from a medical perspective.

 

 

Once again, the Wellness and Outreach Departments joined forces and collaborated in organizing a campaign titled “You Matter!” to bring out the best in students, show them that they make a difference, they matter, and to spread positivity.

Students and staff were pleasantly surprised in the morning when they were presented with bracelets that said, “You Matter!”. Flyers with motivational quotes were distributed, and students were encouraged to write positive messages to themselves on specially prepared boards.

An awareness Breast Cancer campaign was conducted by the Wellness Department to educate and inform students about breast cancer and the measures that need to be taken to ensure early detection and diagnosis.

A factual presentation was given by a senior prefect of the Wellness Department; then, the Deputy Head Prefect played a beautiful song on the piano as prefects read quotes to the audience about staying strong and surviving against all odds. After that, Dr. Yasmine discussed how lumps can be identified and reminded all the teachers to do their checkups. Last but not least, the Wellness prefects from the 7^th and 8^th grades presented the teachers and students with pink donuts and ribbons.

The activity was very enjoyable. I especially liked when the students were giving heads up about breast cancer. G.10 

To teach students to eat right, the Wellness department prefects dressed up in healthy and non-healthy food attire and gave a presentation on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

A picnic was held on the school field, with students enjoying and sharing fruits and vegetables they were encouraged to bring in baskets.

 

I really enjoyed the picnic and the activity. (G8)

 

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Nowadays, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and personality disorders are more common than in the past.

At AIS al Wadi, an event was held to bring awareness about many mental issues and provide relief and support for those struggling with some of these illnesses.

During the event, a presentation was held to further explain what the students should look out for and offer suggestions to help the students. Songs linked to the event were sung by the SLO prefects. The spirit our students created was full of joy, and the event was very successful.

 

During Cancer Awareness month, the SLO prefects invited parents and students to watch an informative documentary on breast cancer and its symptoms. They shed a light on several overlooked symptoms of breast cancer and how to prevent them. The Wellness department passed out ribbons and flowers to honor Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Their presentation really helped me enhance my knowledge about my own body.

This event was remarkable and the students’ confidence was inspiring!

 

In order to encourage the wearing of masks and ensure that all students understand its importance, the Wellness Department prefects took it upon themselves to visit the classrooms and explain to the students how crucial it is to wear the masks as well as teach them the proper way of wearing them. the prefects fielded questions and distributed masks to all students.

Student: It was a good step to encourage us wearing mask protection to keep healthy and safe.