Learn Well. Live Well. Be Well.

WAMHI’25 Agenda by Learning Strands

Mental Health & Well-Being Sessions

You’re the New Wellness Director - Now What?!

Fostering Wellness, Fueling Success: Bringing Wellness into the College Application Process

Adult Wellness: 10 Practices for Adult Well-being on Campus

The Anti-Socialisation of Social Media

Frameworks for Future Successes: Where Wellness Meets Learning

Sustaining Your Wellness Community Pre- and Post Crisis

Building Solid Foundations of Wellness to Support Student Safety

25 Wellness Activities to Promote Well-being on Campus

Socialization & Community Sessions

The Art of Gathering: Why We Meet & Why It Matters

Building a Wellness Climate in Shared Living Spaces: What Matters Most

Peer-to-Peer Relationships: Cultivating a Community of Care

The Anti-Socialisation of Social Media

Being Well On-Line: 10 Practices for Student Safety

Beyond ‘Wellness Wednesdays’: Designing an Authentic Wellness Culture

Kinds of Kindness: How Student-led Engagement Supports Well-being

Athletics, Health & Nutrition Sessions

Adult Wellness: Strategies to Support Adult Well-being

Winning at Wellness: 10 Strategies for Athletic Success

Student-Voice & Coaches Choice: Areas of Focus for Well-being

Threading Nutrition, Health & Movement for Student Well-being

School Connected Wellness: Building Your Student-Athlete Climate

The Art & Science of Athletic Leadership

Additional Leadership Sessions are reflected in purple in the agenda below

WAMHI’25 Agenda by Day

Wednesday, Aug. 20

9:00 - 12:00

Registration

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch & Wellness Institute Activity

1:00 - 1:30

Welcome & Keynote Address

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to learn about our Keynote Address!

1:30 - 2:30

SESSION I

  • You’re the New Wellness Director - Now What?!

  • The Art of Gathering: Why We Meet & Why It Matters

  • The Art & Science of Athletic Leadership

  • Messaging that Matters: Board Conversations to Support Wellness Initiatives

4:00 - 5:00

Social Hour

Dinner on your own

Thursday, Aug. 21

6:30 - 7:30

Optional Activities

Outdoor Yoga Session or Guided jog along the Charles River

7:30 - 8:30

Breakfast & Reflection Activity

9:00 - 10:30

SESSION II

  • Beyond ‘Wellness Wednesdays’: Designing an Authentic Wellness Culture

  • Building a Wellness Climate in Shared Living Spaces: What Matters Most

  • Winning at Wellness: 10 Strategies for Athletic Success

  • Leadership Lens: Aligning your Mission with Wellness

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

SESSION III

  • Adult Wellness: 10 Practices for Adult Well-being on Campus

  • Peer-to-Peer Relationships: Cultivating a Community of Care

  • Student-Voice & Coaches Choice: Areas of Focus for Well-being

  • Dimensions of Wellness: A Framework to Help Enhance Campus Wellness

1:30 - 2:30

SESSION IV

  • The Anti-Socialisation of Social Media

  • Adult Wellness: Strategies to Support Adult Well-being

  • Threading Nutrition, Health & Movement for Student Well-being

  • Peer-to-Peer Relationships: Cultivating a Community of Care

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch & Activity

2:30 - 3:00

Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:00

SESSION V

  • Frameworks for Future Successes: Where Wellness Meets Learning

  • Being Well On-Line: 10 Practices for Student Safety

  • School Connected Wellness: Building Your Student-Athlete Climate

  • The Anti-Socialisation of Social Media

5:00 - 7:00

Food Truck & Lawn Games

Friday, Aug. 21

6:30 - 7:30

Optional Activities

Outdoor Yoga Session or Guided jog along the Charles River

7:30 - 8:30

Breakfast & Reflection Activity on Sessions I - V

8:30 - 9:30

SESSION VI

  • Fostering Wellness, Fueling Success: Bringing Wellness into the College Application Process

  • Beyond ‘Wellness Wednesdays’: Designing an Authentic Wellness Culture

  • Leading with Mindfulness: Focused Attention (FA) Practices

  • Adult vs/and/or Student Wellness: Clarifying Your Wellness for ALL Goals

9:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

SESSION VII

  • Building a Wellness Common Language in the School Community

  • Kinds of Kindness: How Student-led Engagement Supports Well-being

  • Empowering Future Leaders through Athletics

  • Building & Maintaining Foundations of Wellness to Support Student Safety

11:00 - 1:00

Boxed Lunch & Bonus Learning Sessions

1:00 - 2:00

SESSION VIII

  • 25 Wellness Activities to Promote Well-being on Campus

  • The Anti-Socialisation of Social Media

  • What is a Good Student- Athlete?

  • Sustaining Your Wellness Community Pre- and Post Crisis

2:00 - 2:30

Coffee Break

2:30 - 3:00

Closing Session

  • Next Steps in Building our WAMHI

  • Professional Learning Community (PLC)

  • Certificates of Attendance

  • Launch Wamhi’26!

Why do we recommend attending as a team of four or more?

  • Unlock the power of collaborative wellness learning!

  • Dive into three diverse learning strands with your team.

  • Join us to transform your school's approach to wellness - because it's a team effort!

  • Connect with like-minded educators and build a school-wide wellness culture.

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PLEASE NOTE:

  • Conference fee includes all of the Optional Activities and Bonus Learning Sessions.

  • Agenda will be updated in the upcoming weeks with presenters and session titles as well as more information about the hotel and travel suggestions. 

  • Check back frequently for links for more session and presenter information.

  • WAMHI reserves the right to modify speakers, sessions, times, and programming as needed.