Upper School Promotes Resilience

Upper School students at University School of Milwaukee hosted a resilience week from February 18 through 21. Organized by the Upper School REDgen student chapter, the week—which followed USM’s midwinter break—included a series of events and activities to promote conversations around resilience. 

Events included a craft-and-relax event, where students could watch a movie and make lip balm during Community Time; and writing “Lovely Letters” during FLEX time, with students sharing messages of gratitude and positivity to others in the USM community. “February can be a dreary month at school, so the REDgen students planned initiatives designed to focus on joy, community, and gratitude,” said Lizzy Perry, Upper School counselor and REDgen faculty co-advisor.

Promoting conversations around resilience, and sharing resources for mental health awareness, support USM’s guiding principle of community and the school’s efforts to provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for students, faculty, and staff. 

Many thanks to Upper School REDgen student leaders; Perry; and Joe Eason, Upper School history teacher and REDgen faculty co-advisor, for their work to make these events happen.

About REDgen

REDgen is a Milwaukee organization that promotes and advocates for youth mental health and well-being, and USM is one of its partners. For the past seven years, USM has partnered with REDgen to host speaker series events throughout the school year, in which nationally and internationally renowned experts speak on a variety of topics, including child care, resilience, parenting, and more. Speaker series events are free and open to the public.