The Upper School Symposium, focused on Teenage Mental Health and Wellness, was held on April 12. Below is a brief summary. Full coverage will be provided in next week's WHEN.
The daylong event began in the Berry Performing Arts Center with opening remarks from Symposium Committee members and a Community Grounding Activity run by Henna Tailor, Middle School math teacher. Sarika Agarwal, an inspirational speaker from Minding Your Mind, shared the story of her difficult journey to wellness during an enlightening keynote presentation.
The day continued with three morning presentation sessions on topics including LGBTQ Resources for Mental Health, Acupuncture Demo and Talk, Athletics Four Pillars: Environment, Motivation, Vision and Identity, Eating Disorders, Signs of Suicide, Social Media and Mental Health, and Relationships: The Good, the Bad and the Abusive.
After lunch, two afternoon activity sessions provided options including Yoga, Animal Flow, Art, Meditation, Window and Sidewalk Decorating, and Zumba.
The day concluded with a Reflection and Closing Activities in advisory groups.
Congratulations to this year’s Symposium Team, led by coordinator Nicole Nolan, History Department Chair and Director of Global Scholars and Community Outreach, for organizing a very informative day. The team included faculty members Dina Congregane, Zoe Bongiovanni, Samantha St. Victor and Ryan Oliveira, and students Aadithya Srinivasan ’24, Amelie Leu ’25, Anushka Dalal ’24, Christian Bacalhau ’23, Emma Herko ’25, Giselle Lee ’23, Heidi Pan ’24, Isabella Rovito ’24, Italia Penevolpe ’25, Raiya Patel ’24, Samson Ajayi ’23, Siddharth Bharadwaj ’24, Sofia Romero ’26 and Vinay Karthik ’25.