Middle School Promotes Resilience

Middle School students at University School of Milwaukee hosted Resilience Wednesdays throughout the month of April. Organized by the Middle School REDgen student chapter, the event included a series of activities open to the entire Middle School to promote conversations around resilience.

Activities included yoga, bracelet making, board games, paper squishy making, improv games, and more. In addition, the weekly announcements that students heard throughout the month of April were resilience themed. Middle School REDgen will also host mental health awareness  activities during the last week of May.

Promoting conversations around resilience, and sharing resources for mental health awareness, support USM’s Common Trust and work to foster a culture of belonging, and efforts to provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for students, faculty, and staff. 

Many thanks to Middle School REDgen student leaders Insiya Alam ’30, Ananya Banarjee-Netzloff ’30, Tessica Green ’30, Amare Howard ’30, Isha Jayasuriya ’31, Mads Merrick ’31, Solana Miner ’30, Remy Oplinger ’31, Tess Oplinger ’30, Blythe Richardson ’31, and Emma Wu ’30 for their work to make these events happen. In addition, thank you to faculty advisors Sandi Deshur, Middle School Academic Resource Center teacher, and Elina Kats, Middle School counselor, for their support. 

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.