Wellbeing resources
TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY STAY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHy, WE'VE PULLED TOGETHER SOME RESOURCES AND TOOLS FROM TRUSTED SOURCES.
Stay grounded
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Work+Family Space has some special resources to help you to navigate this challenging time
Mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) (Dropbox, PDF)
Coronavirus and your wellbeing (Mind Oxford website)
Mindfulness Sessions and Podcasts (Oxford Mindfulness Centre)
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Keep moving
HIIT Workout (YouTube)
Body Conditioning (YouTube)
Free workouts: cardio, strength, HIIT and abs (DAREBEE website)
The Body Coach TV: free home workouts (YouTube)
Connect, play, create
Fun games to play on Microsoft Teams (PDF)
Digital Escape Room - Harry Potter (Google Docs)
Discover2Learn - activities for self-isolation and beyond
Learn new skills
Free online learning resources 'Curious Minds' (The Department of Continuing Education)
LinkedIn Learning: free access to thousands online course (Oxford University website)
Free online courses: EDX, FutureLearn and Moodle - apply to get the certificate paid through the NDS Training Fund
Learn how to shine online. Free eBook. Download from the Now You're Talking website.
Activities for children
IDEAS TO KEEP THE KIDS OCCUPIED WHILE YOU WORK AT HOME
Free online books for children, some are audio, so will even do the reading for you:
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities
31 days of Lego Calendar (PDF)
GoNoodle - Getting Active, Mindfulness and Educational songs – free, but requires signing up. There is also an app that has games on it that you can download once you have a log in.
Cosmic Kids Yoga (YouTube)
Summer sustainability checklist
Whether you have children to entertain over the long summer holidays or just looking for some inspiration, the Environmental Sustainability Team have produced a list of sustainable activities that are fun and creative!
Let the team know if you try any of them by tagging them on social media @OxfordEnvSust
Download the list and learn more about each of the activities here.
Do you have any resources?
If you have any ideas or resources that you would like to share, please send them to Louise King.