GES Happy Healthy Kids Projects aim to provide resiliency-building activities, facilities, and supplies to help students cope with stress & trauma.
Established programs:
Weekly School Counseling Lessons
Stretching, Mindfulness, and Self-Calming Activities
Weekly Journaling Activities
Calm Down Boxes in every classroom
Workshops provided for parents & students
Programs "In The Works":
"Positive Path" Hands-Free Sensory Walking Trail
School Facility Dog (Applied for through Service Dogs Alabama)
Kids Hope USA Mentoring Program (Organized by Goshen Baptist Church)
Individual sensory items provided for every student (such as bouncy bands & stress balls)
Trauma-Informed & Resilience Building training for staff & parents (Provided by the Troy Resilience Project)
Community Partners:
Special thank you to our community partners for supporting us with Happy Healthy Kids Nights in previous years & continuing to support efforts to improve students' lives in the future:
The Troy Resilience Project
Goshen Baptist Church
East Central Mental Health
Toni Ridge & Me Time LLC
Troy University ~ Counselor Education & Social Work Departments
