The GenWell Project is a Global Human Connection Movement that aspires to build a more connected world for the benefit of all. From health and wellness, to greater empathy and compassion for one another, to improved business results and stronger communities, we all benefit from greater human connection.
In this section, we provide you a list of ideas that people can activate against on the next GenWell Weekend or at anytime, to start building healthier connection. habits with family, friends, neighbours, classmates or colleagues. Of course, there are too many ideas to list here, but the key is that you take action, whether it’s a coffee with a friend or neighbour, or you feel like something larger on your street, at the office or in your community. Whatever it is, HAVE FUN!
On GenWell Weekends and throughout the school year The GenWell Project wants to be the catalyst that inspires students to reach out to one another and get connected. Getting an education is no easy feat and having friends and classmates to support you along the way can make a world of a difference! Maybe the next GenWell Weekend is the perfect excuse to invite the classmates that you have been meaning to see, to one of the activities that we have suggested below! Even better, get started today in building healthier connection habits and use GenWell Weekend to bring new friends and classmates together!
Work with a on campus club to host a gathering around their specific passion.
Ball hockey
Basketball games
Baseball game
The workplace is about to undergo massive disruption on the other side of the global pandemic. It is more critical right now that businesses find ways to keep their employees connected, to support the work of the business, but also to support the health and well-being of the employees. A reactionary approach to employee well-being is a thing of the past, and the need and opportunity is to proactively connect your employees so they can build the resilience that will support them through work challenges and challenges outside of work.
Here are a few ideas on how you can start building more connected workplaces starting today, but if you are interested in knowing more, reach out to us at The GenWell Project, and we would be happy to work with you to build healthier connection habits for you and everyone in your workplace.
Educating young people about the importance of social health to their overall well-being provides an early foundation for them to incorporate into their daily actions and activities. The distractions and pressures on young people today are far greater than they were just a few short decades a go, and the time is now for us all to play a greater role in helping them, and all of us, stay more socially connected.
We hope to be able to provide additional tools and information for all educators, so we can support you in your efforts to quickly engage and empower our youth to be more conscious and intentional about their social connections and their social health.
The GenWell Project wants to support educators in their efforts to raise awareness about this important health issue with our young. This downloadable outline will help connect the topic to the school curriculum around wellness, provide some facts and figures around social health and has a few suggestions for follow up activities that can be activated with a class.
We hope you find these tools helpful and we would be interested in any feedback on how we can improve them as we continue to build GenWell programming for our young students across Canada. Together we can make the world a happier and healthier place one face to face conversation at a time.
Use this template to challenge your students to make the conscious decision to spend more time face to face in the week leading up to GenWell Weekends or anytime during the school year. Manually track the daily time spent face to face and maybe even find a few prizes to give those who make the greatest effort to spend more time face to face.