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.
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.