Health and Wellness for Life (Freshman class)
Health and Wellness for Life, a year-long health curriculum, provides a unique opportunity for freshmen to integrate into the Lake Forest High School community. In-depth topics include all dimensions of health: physical, mental, emotional, and social as well as the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral sides to character. This proactive approach also includes executive functioning skills, orientation to building resources, and leadership skill-building. Interactions with counselors, social workers, and deans allow students to interact with the adults who work with them for all four years of high school. Upperclassman mentors are integral to the class, providing leadership and role modeling. Upperclassman mentors also gain the opportunity to lead freshmen in meaningful and long-lasting character development. Health and Wellness for Life directly supports the Board of Education’s goal to “integrate into the culture, curriculum, and activities of Lake Forest High School a broad system of support for students to maximize personal growth, character development, and wellbeing” and the school’s overarching emotional wellness initiative.