Celebrating World Kindness Day with Mindapples
In this month’s school blog, we were really struck by the “mindapple” a young person at Beckmead College wrote on their apple card about “giving back to their community”. And we wanted to take a moment to think about why giving back is good for our minds. On World Kindness Day (13 Nov) we’re encouraged […]
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Youth Mental Health Day: Share Support with Mindapples
September the 19th is Youth Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is #ShareSupport. It is about encouraging young people to talk about what helps them, to share their own ideas for wellbeing, and to support one another through connection and understanding. At Mindapples, this message is very close to our work. Since 2008, we […]
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Mindapples and Open SU: Growing Wellbeing Together
Mindapples has been working with Open SU for five years, delivering an annual programme of wellbeing workshops and Champions Training to support students’ mental health and resilience. This piece looks back on the past 12 months of partnership during the 2024/25 academic year, which has included a face-to-face Feed Your Mind keynote on campus in […]
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Making Transition Work: Connecting with students before they arrive, through first year and beyond
Starting university is a big life change, and it can be a high-risk phase for mental health. Some students notice anxiety rising, difficulties with sleep and their wellbeing dipping. Effective support starts before students arrive, is woven into teaching and refreshed across the first year and beyond. This is the Mindapples approach. We run interactive, […]
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