
Whilst keeping our commitment to creating a welcoming school, we are still working to provide new areas, facilities and other activities.
We’ll soon be announcing a new structure to be installed at Aldeia Elementary School, via parents and guardians. As we embark on the final stage of installing the Snoezen room, we’re sharing the new outdoor furniture that has been installed at the main school. These are a set of four tables and benches for use in the garden, when the weather conditions allow, or in the sheltered areas.
One of the items of recycled material purchased is the result of the “School Participative Budget 2023” project and will complement the existing CAA space in the area, where there is also a bio-health equipment and a static bicycle will soon be installed. There is also a small platform used as a stage to create some interaction and allow performances, recitals, rehearsals… A future open-air auditorium is planned for the outdoor space in the stone area. Intervention had also been carried out in the area between blocks C and D in the previous school year, with the laying of artificial grass in two flowerbeds.
We would like to highlight the commitment and availability of the school non teaching assistants in this process, since they carry out many of the assemblies of the equipment, as well as the maintenance of the green spaces. We would also like to highlight the supportive collaboration of the teachers, whether in the community greenhouse or in the maintenance of the equipment, as in the case of the stage or the support for the new bicycle, which is currently being installed.
If we understand well-being as a set of practices that include good nutrition, physical activity, good interpersonal, family and social relationships, without forgetting anxiety and stress levels, we can say that it means health in its broadest sense, in an active way and in all its aspects (physical, social, mental and economic). The awarding of the “Healthy School” label to the school group is more than just a goal, it’s an ongoing challenge, seeking to create better conditions for everyone. In the 1st cycle and PreSchooling contexts, the group works closely with the local council, to whom the needs and challenges are submitted.
In historical terms, the term “well-being” first appeared in the 16th century to designate the fulfilment of physical needs, while in the 18th century it referred to the material situation that allowed the needs of living to be met.