Amber Flag Initiative
Amber Flag Project
The Pieta House Amber Flag initiative recognizes the individual efforts of schools to create healthy, inclusive environments that support mental well-being, and unite students and staff in their efforts, working together toward a happier, healthier school and eradicating the stigmas associated with mental health difficulties.
The aim of incorporating this initiative within our school was to help students increase their knowledge on wellbeing, involve them as partners in the school by giving them opportunities to voice opinions, and create opportunities to develop new methods for our school to help increase mental health awareness.
Students were tasked with developing ideas and implementing these into daily school life. The students were split into teams and worked on creating goals for each section of our plan. Progressing through the project and seeing these plans come into action has had an extremely positive effect on our students as they became proud of their work and showed an excellent ability to communicate to others their particular goals.
Our most successful idea was a Worry Shredder. This gave the full school cohort an opportunity to shred any negative ideas/thoughts. The reaction from the students showed a sense of relief, joy, and emotion.
Beaufort College will be renewing our application during this school year.
