More than 200 middle school students from 12 districts attended Camp Lucy in Sharpsburg on Wednesday to learn creative techniques for coping with stress and anxiety. “I was excited to try it out, and I’m excited to learn new things,” Raven, a Carnegie Elementary student, said. Jordan Corcoran, founder of Listen, Lucy, explained the purpose of the event. “Kids are struggling with so much; there’s no way to avoid that. What we are trying to do is offer a free option for kids to come together today to learn creative coping techniques and to connect with each other to see that they aren’t alone,” Corcoran said. Mental health experts showed students how daily activities like writing, baking and exercising can be used to better understand their emotions. “All of these different things that kids typically are doing anyway, but we’re trying to repurpose, repurpose their perspective to show them how that can actually help them with their mental health,” Corcoran said. Local education leaders emphasized how students can use these skills to support their peers. “Yoga and meditation, or when we would take nature walks and talk through, you know, our feelings with each other and really just experience nature. Those are all great coping skills they can take back to real life,” Dawn McElhinney, a North Hills Middle School counselor, said. Camp Lucy is a one-day event. This is its third year.
SHARPSBURG, Pa. —
More than 200 middle school students from 12 districts attended Camp Lucy in Sharpsburg on Wednesday to learn creative techniques for coping with stress and anxiety.
“I was excited to try it out, and I’m excited to learn new things,” Raven, a Carnegie Elementary student, said.
Jordan Corcoran, founder of Listen, Lucy, explained the purpose of the event.
“Kids are struggling with so much; there’s no way to avoid that. What we are trying to do is offer a free option for kids to come together today to learn creative coping techniques and to connect with each other to see that they aren’t alone,” Corcoran said.
Mental health experts showed students how daily activities like writing, baking and exercising can be used to better understand their emotions.
“All of these different things that kids typically are doing anyway, but we’re trying to repurpose, repurpose their perspective to show them how that can actually help them with their mental health,” Corcoran said.
Local education leaders emphasized how students can use these skills to support their peers.
“Yoga and meditation, or when we would take nature walks and talk through, you know, our feelings with each other and really just experience nature. Those are all great coping skills they can take back to real life,” Dawn McElhinney, a North Hills Middle School counselor, said.
Camp Lucy is a one-day event. This is its third year.