Complete PEPY Toolbox
The PEPY Wellness Toolbox is organized in a step-by-step, chronological order to guide school wellness leads or champions in understanding and implementing the full PEPY system and its supporting tools. If you want to follow PEPY’s recommended approach for discovering, learning, and integrating wellness practices across your school district, simply follow the steps provided.
For teachers or parents looking to dive in immediately, you can start anywhere and access the tools you need. However, we suggest starting with the "PEPY Overview" in the Mentorship Section to get a solid foundation before moving forward.
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Step 1: Mentorship Toolbox
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PEPY Overview
Discover the key principles of PEPY through a short instructional video and essential tools designed to help teachers and students integrate wellness activities into daily school life.
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The Need for Wellness Mentorship
Mentoring wellness behaviors is crucial for fostering a healthy school environment. There is a need for school and parent leaders to model positive wellness habits, helping them enhance their own well-being while inspiring children to do the same. This section highlights the importance of collective care vs self care.
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Mentorship Posters
These nine posters serve as a practical and engaging tool for mentoring wellness behaviors in students and teachers. By integrating daily check-ins, group activities, and reflection exercises, the posters help embed PEPY's wellness principles into school routines.
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Step 2: Gift Toolbox
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We always start with our Gifts!
The Gift Toolbox provides children aged 5-17 with engaging activities and resources to help them discover and celebrate their unique talents. It includes guides for various age groups, focusing on self-esteem, resilience, and personal growth through understanding their gifts.
The toolbox also features creative exercises, reflection activities, and a personalized "Gift Sheet" to help children recognize their strengths, fostering a sense of purpose and belonging.
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Affirmation Gift Poster
The PEPY Affirmation Gift Poster is a transformative tool designed to fit in a school locker or adorn as a poster, serving as a daily reminder of a student's innate strengths.
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Step 3: Energy Coach Training Support
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Step 4: Rev it Up Assemblies
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Step 5: PEPY Wellness Day
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Step 6: PEPY Progress Charts (10 Weeks/Months)
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PEPY Wellness Progress Charts
The Ten Weeks (or Months) of PEPY kit is a simple, yet essential component of PEPY's wellness initiative. It's designed to keep the momentum going after the initial wellness day, with activities and resources that celebrate wellness themes and students' personal strengths.
It's a key tool for creating lasting health and wellness behaviours in children's lives.
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PEPY Quick Draw
PEPY Quick Draw is a fast, visual way for students to build wellness habits. In 3-5 minutes, 2-3 times a week, they draw and memorize the three PEPY dots—Spiritual, Social, and Physical wellness—and their baby dots. This quick check-in makes wellness easy and fun. Repetition helps students see their strengths, build resilience, and create a mental wellness map to navigate challenges and growth.
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