Written by Jennifer Garry
On Thursday afternoons, Brewster High School students and staff come together virtually to take a brain break and de-stress under the guidance of health and physical education teacher Rebecca Archer. These Virtual Mindful Moment sessions are an extension of the high school’s Mindful Moment Room, which was created by Archer as a safe space to decompress.
With the challenges of COVID, Archer has transitioned to hosting a standing weekly meeting until the space can be reopened.
How did the idea of Virtual Mindful Moment sessions come about?
The Mindful Moment Room at Brewster High School has been a huge success the last few years. It is a safe space for students and staff to take a short break while utilizing a variety of stress management techniques and mindfulness strategies. Due to safety and staffing issues, we have not been able to open the physical space this year. Around the holidays, while I was teaching remotely with all of my students, it