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Andrew FitzGerald has been involved with public and indepen dent school health and wellness curriculum development for more than two decades. Andrew cocreated a company, E3Sports, dedicated to improving cognitive, motor, and physical skill development with students and athletes. He has had the privilege of working with the United States Army, Fortune 500 companies, Olympic Fencers, Blue Man Group, and professional athletes in the MLB, NBA, and English Premier League. Currently, Mr. FitzGerald is pursuing his MS in Sports Psychology and Performance. He is the Upper School Health & Wellness Teacher, Middle School Physical Education Teacher, as well as coach for Boys Varsity Soccer and Varsity Track and Field. Health & Wellness Objectives The overall goal for Trevor's Health & Wellness program is to provide students with tangible skills that can be integrated into life outside the classroom. At Trevor's Middle School level, the connection between the physiological effects of puberty to social and emotional development is pivotal in yielding a well-balanced student who is equipped to thrive. By the time students reach Upper School, they are expected to research, write, and present effective strategies for stress management, mental health, and health literacy. In both the Middle and Upper School, creating a safe and designated space for students to decompress and ask questions has become increasingly important in the evolving Health & Wellness program. (See the chart below.) In Middle School, students are laying the groundwork of building a holistic understanding of what health is and diving into three main categories of health: mental, socialemotional, and physical. Each class is designed to give students a tangible tool to start integrating into their lives and enable them to build a strong connection between the different dimensions of health and the unique experience of puberty. Students spend time learning a variety of tools, including stress-relief techniques, conflict-management skills, emotion identification, the dangers of substance abuse, responsible social media usage, and sex education. Andrew FitzGerald TOPIC NATIONAL STATISTICS TREVOR STUDENTS Mental Health 16.5% of American children between the ages of 6 and 17 have at least one treatable health disorder 67% of Trevor students want to create a quiet space for meditating or sleeping Social and Emotional Health Research shows that 90% of Generation Z are the most stressed, causing psychological and/or physical symptoms 89% of Trevor students say that schoolwork is a significant source of stress in their life Physical Health 19.7% of American children are obese. On average, teens get seven hours of sleep per night; nine hours are recommended 23% of Trevor students get eight hours of sleep at least once or twice a week 25% of Trevor students engage in 30 minutes of physical activity every day TREVOR DAY SCHOOL / 31 INSIDE TREVOR TREVOR TRANSLATES FEATURE AR TICLES ALUMNI

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