The evaluation report of the School of Wellbeing program

The evaluation report of the School of Wellbeing determines the usefulness and comprehensibility of the materials created under the program, as well as its effectiveness. There were also captured opportunities and challenges of introducing the following topics in the area of child and adolescent well-being into Polish schools:

• depression and mood disorders
• peer violence
• crisis intervention
• integration of the class
• digital well-being
• self-esteem

The materials on the above-mentioned six topics consisted of the following modules:

• knowledge – basic, important introductory information on a given topic
• strategies – suggestions for changes to be implemented throughout the school
• practices – a set of activities to use when working with the class

The survey was conducted in April-June 2023. In the report, we gave voice to the teachers themselves – the participants of the School of Wellbeing. 83 people completed an online survey and/or participated in a focus group survey (6 group interviews). The largest number of respondents were elementary school teachers. Many of them were also class tutors. The second largest group was school pedagogues/psychologists.

Teachers noted that the topic of well-being is important at school. They perceive:

• the need to take care of mental health and integration of classes after the pandemic,
• the high pressure on students to achieve results, their overload,
• the need to work with a culturally diverse classes,
• the need to emphasize the implementation of prevention programs in schools.

• 99% of people familiarized themselves with the materials in the “knowledge” section
• 95% of people familiarized themselves with the materials of the “practices” section
• 78% of people have familiarized themselves with the materials from the “strategies” section
• 95% of participants have used at least one material of the School of Wellbeing program in their work with the classroom
• 93.98% – have new ideas for taking care of well-being in school thanks to the materials
• 90.36% – want to use some of the materials in the 2023/2024 school year
• 78% – shared at least one material from the strategy module with the pedagogical council or school management

Some topics related to well-being were difficult for school staff to address because of fear of not knowing enough about the topic or accidentally hurting students. These included:

– depression and mood disorders,
– crisis intervention.

Teachers were most likely to use materials on:
– self-esteem and
– class integration.