How can families maintain health/safety routines when not at school?

When not at school, families can help reinforce safety protocols by:
  • Teaching healthy hygiene practices
  • Teaching and encouraging our health protocols
  • Maintaining preventative health practices
  • Help keep students emotionally safe
Teaching Healthy Hygiene Practices:
  • Encourage frequent hand washing and use of hand sanitizer.
  • Practice coughing and sneezing into elbows.
  • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Avoid hugging and high-fiving friends. Instead create “hand shakes” such as ankle bumps.
Teaching and Encouraging our Health Protocols:
  • Visually show and practice keeping six feet apart. 
  • Purchase and practice wearing a cloth face covering. 
  • If you are not feeling well, you will need to stay off campus.
  • We encourage families to physically distance and wear masks when in public places.
Maintaining Preventative Health Practices:
  • Continue regular doctor visits and well-child appointments. 
  • Keep immunizations and physicals current. 
  • Encourage lots of physical activity and time outside.
Help Keep Students Emotionally Safe: 
  • Ask how they are feeling and give them space to share and ask questions. 
  • Maintain a routine at home to provide stability. 
  • Continue reassuring them that the adults in their lives are there to support their physical and particularly mental health. Please note that these are different times: anxiety and depression are on the rise among teens.
  • Reach out for help, students and parents. 
 
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Located in Thomasville, GA, Brookwood School is a private school for grades JK-12. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.