World Mental Health Day:
Dear Teachers,
As we celebrate World Mental Health Day, let’s take a moment to focus on you—the heart and soul of Cadet College Hasanabdal. Balancing academics with the constant care of students is no easy feat, especially while living on campus. Your well-being matters, and it’s crucial we support each other along the way.
Here are some simple ways to care for yourself and your fellow teachers:
- Check-In, Don’t Check Out: Visit the on-campus counselor regularly—even just for a chat!
- Peer Power: Encourage colleagues to join you in counseling. If you’ve had good experiences (personal or with cadets), spread the word.
- Get Moving, Stay Sane: One hour of physical activity is mandatory—so grab a ball and play a team sport during games.
- Celebrate Each Other: Nominate peers for recognition—it feels great to be acknowledged, and it’s contagious.
- Talk It Out: Keep communication open and clear. Less anxiety, more teamwork.
- Boundary Alerts: Don’t let work follow you home (or stress from home follow you to work).
- Support is Strength: Counseling is for everyone—use it when you need it.
- Breathe Easy: Try mindfulness and breathing exercises to keep calm and grounded.
- Savor the Small Wins: Every little success counts—celebrate them.
Together, let’s create a positive and supportive environment for ourselves and our students. Your mental well-being matters just as much as the lessons you teach!
Wishing you a happy and mindful World Mental Health Day.
Emotional Well-Being Classes:
These classes are held at the time of joining of new 8th, in their orientation period. These are a total of 6 classes which cover areaslike: transition from home to boarding, time management, positive thinking, winning friends,
Boundary Building Sessions:
These sessions are held in each wing separately. They are focused on raising awareness among the cadets on how to differentiate between a good friendly touch and a bad one and what to do to stop them. This is done through role play. This is done under the supervision of the House Masters and the College Psychologist.
Psychological First Aid:
The modules of RAPID (Rapport, Assessment, Prioritization, Intervention, Disposition)model of psychological first aid, originally designed by John Hopkins University are followed to help train house masters and other staff members identify cadets in distress. It educates the pastoral staff on the neuroscience and psychological basis of distress and its management and the importance of referring identified cadets to the psychologist.
Annual Reports:
For detailed annual reports click here 2021, 2022, 2023.