Wellness Committee

Committees 2024

  • Ranya Zhang

    Co-Chair

    She is a junior at Homestead High School, involved in the Wellness Committee. Her career interests include data science, psychology, and physics, while she also enjoys playing the guzheng and creating art.

  • William Xue

    Co-Chair

    He is a junior at Palo Alto High School and a member of the Wellness Committee. His hobbies include journalism, cross country and track, playing Roblox, and petting his cat.

Members

  • Selena Zhang

    Member

The Wellness Committee seeks to inspire individuals of all ages to cultivate healthy habits and practices that nurture the body, mind, and soul.

Children’s Wellness Data Analysis Workshop

Dataset by Child Mind Institute on Kaggle relating physical activity to internet usage.

Guided workshop for students to learn about children’s health through real and modern data

Community Health Fair

Mental health booths with related activities

  • Stress management

  • Work-life balance

  • Mindfulness and relaxation

Physical health booths with related activities

  • Physical exercise

  • Healthy eating

  • Maintaining overall body

Wellness Hikes

Host a community hike guided by park ranger or expert in wildlife

Promote healthy living, exercise, while learning about native wildlife and habitats

Guest Speaker

Invite a local expert on physical and/or mental health for youth

  • Lead a workshop on physical outdoor activities or mindfulness/relaxation

  • Provide advice and tips on managing common mental and physical health issues

  • Offer resources - community health services and support networks

Harmony Greens - Community Gardening Camp

Help us expand our garden!

Promote garden therapy, healthy eating habits, sustainable practices

Non-profits we are reaching out to:

  • Los Gatos Youth Science Institute

  • Saved By Nature

Current Projects

Apply Now for Free to Swim Safe Youth Program

To qualify for consideration, individuals interested in applying should be at least 15 years old and exhibit the ability to tread water for a minimum duration of 2 minutes while also completing a 300-yard swim.

Once we receive your details, you'll receive an email with login instructions to enroll in the online course (free).

Training is scheduled for May 4th-5th, so please ensure you're available.

May 4th: there will be in-class and in-water sessions from 12-5 p.m.

May 5th there will be an in-class session from 10-2 p.m. going over CPR and they will also have to take two exams.

Best of all, you'll obtain a free lifeguard license!

Apply Now