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Wellness and Recreation

Build resiliency both mentally and physically through workshops and programs that are focused on personal health, offered by the Athletics and Recreation, the Wellness Centre and other campus supports.

Certificates/Workshop Series that appear on the Laurier Experience Record help you gain skills and expand your knowledge on a wide range of topics. Register and complete the certificate/workshop series directly with the host department. Completed programs will automatically appear on your Laurier Experience Record by April.

Growing Your Strengths: Resiliency Toolkit

The Growing Your Strengths: Resiliency Toolkit Program aims to help you move from surviving to thriving at university by helping you build resiliency. Resiliency can help you live with the stressors of university life by allowing you to develop coping skills to overcome common challenges you may face, while becoming stronger from them.

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The program consists of five interactive sessions per term:
Week 1: Growing Your Strengths
Week 2: Resilience, Optimism and Hope
Week 3: Grit, Habit Formation and Forgiveness
Week 4: Wellness and Sleep
Week 5: Gratitude, Community and Thriving

Each session will consist of activities, opportunities for discussion, and tips and tricks to apply concepts to your life inside and outside of the classroom.

For more information, contact Andrea Dalimonte at adalimonte@wlu.ca.
Available in Brantford and Waterloo.

Group Exercise Mentorship

For the Group Exercise Certificate, instructors teach small sections of classes. Their performance is reviewed throughout the semester, and they attend a variety of trainings.

Available in Waterloo.

Sexual Violence Response Certificate

The Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management offers the Sexual Violence Response Certificate virtual workshops that focus on building our knowledge and skills to respond to disclosures and build solidarity for survivors. 

Anyone is welcome to attend any workshop, but students who attend five workshops will receive a Sexual Violence Response Certificate and recognition on their Laurier Experience Record.

Available virtually

Wellness Education Certificate

Wellness Education offers a certificate program related to staying well while you are here at Laurier. 

Earning the Wellness Education Certificate demonstrates a commitment to health and well-being, as well as an enhanced knowledge and understanding of wellness and the ways it affects your overall experience.

The Wellness Education Certificate consists of five one-hour workshops: Taking Charge of Your Wellness, plus any four electives.

Core Workshop

  • Taking Charge of Your Wellness

Elective Workshops

  • Make and Take Mason Jar Meals
  • Learn to Bake Your Own Bread
  • Create Your Own Mossy Terrarium
  • Eating for Well-being
  • Joy of Creativity
  • Self-Care for Student Leaders 
  • More workshops will be announced soon!

To earn the Wellness Education Certificate:

  1. Attend the core workshop plus four electives. Some workshops require registration in advance and some are drop-in.

  2. Complete the short Reflection Questionnaire on Navigator.

  3. Download your PDF certificate from Navigator. In the certificate, select the action circle in the bottom right corner, then Print/Download.

  4. If the Wellness Education Certificate is eligible for credit towards an academic course, complete the Wellness Education Certificate – Confirmation to Instructor Form to notify your instructor of your successful completion. Student information is not shared without permission.

Available in Brantford and Waterloo.