The Sailboat Project wants the School District to not only prioritize mental health in the 2020-2021 school year, but also every year beyond that. That's why we want the District to provide students with a mental health class!

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We are hoping this new class will have curriculum that teaches not only the psychology behind it, but also:

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• Mental health awareness

• Thought journals

  • Tracking your thoughts over the course of the year to see improvement/waves of mental health​

• Protection of personal information and not oversharing personal experiences

• Competitive mentality leading to triggers

  • Understanding​ diversity of experiences

• Bullying

• Effects of stress on mental health

• Effects of mental health on productivity, relationships, and quality of life

• How to seek therapy for mental health diagnosis

• How to prioritize mental health

• Coping mechanisms

  • Breath work​

  • Good and bad coping mechanisms

    • Obsessive versus healthy​

• Triggers and how to minimize their effects

• Safety plans

  • For example, The Butterfly Project​

  • When in a crisis situation there is a plan for quick help

• Music therapy

• Meditation/yoga

• Joining support groups

• Mental health and the Justice System

• Building your understanding of your own mental health

• Helping friends while 

• Lifestyle guidance

  • Long-term solutions instead of ​

• Importance of sleep on the brain

  • How to deal with insomnia

• Gender roles and its effect on mental health

• Self love

• Social media use and mental health

• Creative rehabilitation

  • Reestablishing creativity as an outlet for emotional and mental ​distress

• Respect of privacy