Supportive Environment
Social and emotional support is critical to student wellness. Students need access to dedicated specialists to support a variety of wellness needs. Space should be provided for a students to step away and recenter. The space should help facilitate an educator or mental health professional to work with a student to self-regulate in a comfortable, calming area with seating. Specialist offices can be located within Student Support Services and should have a designated entrance for privacy.
Social and emotional support is critical to student wellness. Students need access to dedicated specialists to support a variety of wellness needs. Space should be provided for a students to step away and recenter. The space should help facilitate an educator or mental health professional to work with a student to self-regulate in a comfortable, calming area with seating. Specialist offices can be located within Student Support Services and should have a designated entrance for privacy.
New and renovated spaces shall focus on visual connections to the outdoors as natural daylighting and views of nature help reduce stress.
New and renovated spaces shall focus on visual connections to the outdoors as natural daylighting and views of nature help reduce stress.
Spaces shall also consider how to provide a variety of spaces and furnishings for all students to find their comfort zones, in the form of cozy nooks to gathering spaces for large groups. Spaces should be acoustically quiet and private.
Spaces shall also consider how to provide a variety of spaces and furnishings for all students to find their comfort zones, in the form of cozy nooks to gathering spaces for large groups. Spaces should be acoustically quiet and private.
