extra credit opportunity (due by Friday May 19th)

Here's the info about the extra credit opportunity I mentioned in class today, cut and pasted from the original e-mail from Gayatri Sundar Rajan (see below).  If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, sign up for an appointment by clicking the link below (or contacting Gayatri directly) to schedule a time.  Submit a paragraph-long summary of what you were asked or what you said - it should demonstrate what you've learned about the topic (anxiety, stress or eating disorders/body image) in class this year.  Worth up to 5 extra points for term 4 and due on or before Friday May 19th.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and AHS is collaborating with ACMi (our local television station) to produce a series of videos covering the AHS community’s take on Mental Health Issues.

Each week we will focusing on a different Mental Health Issue of particular interest to the AHS community.

Week 1 will be about Anxiety.

Week 2 will be about Stress.

And, Week 3 will be about Eating Disorders and Body Image.

Twice a week, once on Wednesdays and once on Thursdays, we will be giving students and staff of AHS an opportunity to express their support for, experiences with, and advice on these Mental Health Issues in a filmed interview. Then, at the end of each week, we will release an edited video, bringing today all the AHS voices on that issue.

We hope that by presenting a united front against the stigma associated with Mental Health Issues we will be taking one more step to creating a more welcoming AHS community.

In order to respect your busy schedules, we are reaching out to you all a week early to ask that you all sign up for slots to be briefly interviewed about your experience with or thoughts on Mental Health issues. Even a few brief words of encouragement would be much appreciated!

The schedule is as follows:

Week 1 - Anxiety

Wednesday, May 3rd @7:30am in the Guidance Conference Room

Thursday, May 4th @2:40pm in the Guidance Conference Room

Week 2 - Stress (Academic, Social, etc)

Wednesday, May 10th @2:40pm in the Guidance Conference Room

Thursday, May 11th @7:30am in the Guidance Conference Room

Week 3 - Eating Disorders & Body Image

Wednesday, May 17th @7:30am in the Guidance Conference Room

Thursday, May 18th @2:40pm in the Guidance Conference Room

Links to sign up can be accessed by clicking on the respective weeks.

Naturally, if these dates and times are inconvenient for you, please send me an email and we will be happy to accommodate your schedule!

In addition, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Thanks so much,

- Gayatri