NSBORO Schools are promoting upcoming “Wellness Week”

Above: The public schools are looking to engage the entire Northborough-Southborough community in an effort to improve Wellness. (images cropped from flyers)

Every year, Northborough-Southborough Public Schools celebrate Wellness Week, encouraging students to improve their health/wellness. This year, they’re making a bigger public push to engage the entire community.

There are special events and challenges. Plus, the Wellness Week promotions includes a prize drawing to incentivize participation.

Everyone who completes at least one activity for each of eight Wellness categories or wedges of “the wellness wheel” can enter the drawing for prizes that include a new bike.¹ The wedge categories are: Learn, Eat Healthy, Be Active, Go Outside, Relax, Sleep, Create, and Socialize.

The contest entry form lists examples for each of the categories. And the schools have worked with other groups to organize a series of relevant events and opportunities throughout the week. Only one requires pre-registration with a fee — the CPR Certification Course on Monday evening. The others are on-going or drop-in and free to all.

Below are more details on the Wellness Week activities with links:

All Week (Monday – Friday, April 13-17)

• Get Outdoors
  • Daily Sunrise Wake Up and Walk (6:30 am each day) @ Algonquin Regional High School track
  • Northborough Trails
  • Southborough Trails
• Participate in a challenge (or two)
  • Sleep Challenge
  • Nature Sensory Scavenger Hunt or Earth Day Bingo
  • Track your Screen Time
  • Eat a Rainbow Healthy Snack Challenge (a different color each weekday)
  • Weigh Your Backpack Challenge
  • Family Physical Activity Challenge
  • Design a bike helmet
• Check out your local library
  • Northborough Library
  • Southborough Library
  • Enjoy the Peace in the World Art Exhibit (at Northborough Library)
• Take Time for Yourself

Special Events

Monday, April 13th:

• CPR certification course (6:00 – 8:00 pm) @ Woodward Library: Come learn how to save a life! Woodward Library ($10 fee, pre-registration required here)

Tuesday, April 14th:

• Yoga on the Common (6:00 pm) @ Northborough Town Common, by the Gazebo: Bring a towel or yoga mat. All ager are welcome. (In the case of inclement weather, the program will be held inside the Northborough Library.)
• Social Worker drop-in hours (5:00 – 7:00 pm) @ Northborough Library

Wednesday, April 15:

• Wellness Fair (5:00 – 7:00 pm) @ Northborough Library (I’m still waiting for details on this event. I’ll update the post, if I learn more.)

Thursday, April 16:

• E-BIKE presentation (6:30 – 7:30 pm) @ Northborough Library: Join Safe Routes to School, Landry’s Bike Shop, and local police to learn about e-bikes and e-bike safety. They hope that all riders of e-bikes, including students with their parents, will attend.

1. Completed Wellness Wheel sheets must be received by the end of the day on Monday, April 27th to qualify for a chance to win a new bicycle (donated by the Northboro Junior Woman’s Club) or other great prizes. They can be turned in at an NSBORO School or the Northborough/Southborough libraries.