| At
Brockwood good health is seen as a balanced and integrated
approach to life, and the School aims to provide this
in a number of ways. Every student has a staff member
who is his, or her, pastoral tutor and who is responsible
for ensuring their overall well-being. Through regular
contact with the student, the tutor monitors class attendance
and performance, social engagement, illness, sleep,
diet and exercise patterns, taking time to talk through
any problems that may arise. The tutor is the first
point of contact for parents if they wish to discuss
their child's progress in the School. The self-reflection
and inquiry that are central to emotional and psychological
well-being are fostered by tutors, as well as in timetabled
courses taken by all students. These include Inquiry
Time and the Krishnamurti Class. Meanwhile, the Human
Development classes extend our concern with integrated
health into practical issues, dealing with topics such
as physical and emotional development, sex education,
racism, gender issues, substance use and abuse, and
nutrition. The School is fully vegetarian and provides
primarily organic food, and wherever possible we use
vegetables from our own large, organic kitchen garden.
The 40 acre School estate acts as an extensive and varied
playground for the students, offering on-site sports
facilities and ample opportunity for games and exercise,
both scheduled and spontaneous. We also use local sports
facilities to give students a greater choice of activities,
and specialist staff are available to devise individual
fitness plans with students. In the event of injury,
or illness, School staff are trained to make initial
assessments and provide first aid treatment and homeopathic
remedies. All students are registered with the local
medical centre, while hospital services are located
just 20 minutes away.
|