Students of success foundation

BRAIN AWARENESS ACTIVITIES Intro.: The importance of neuroscience and its relation to mental health cannot be underestimated in our everyday lives. Knowing what the brain is and understanding how basically it works is a great delight to those who had the opportunity to have some insight into how this wonderful 3 pounds vital organ works. Understanding how pivotal the brain is to human living, all will appreciate the fact that the brain is the “human engine” hence we cannot work without it. Man’s curiosity and quest to thrive , be creative and innovative, looking for solutions to the complex challenges confronting mankind can only be achieved when we inspire the young generations to explore the key driver (the brain) of such dreams to full realization. Activities: Our mode of approach combines the link between neuroscience and mental health to inspire fruitful educative sessions, creating the atmosphere for the students to learn while having fun. With collaboration with mental health staff from the Ketu South/North, our encounters with the students as well as teachers seek to inspire and motivate students to develop interest in science related courses, promote good mental health, prevent mental illnesses including substance use disorders and epilepsy, reduce stigmatization and discrimination of persons living with mental illness and epilepsy, and guide students approach learning positively. Some of the activities ranges from hand on teaching and learning sessions using brain models, visual teaching aids to demonstrations. Students were taught to understand the major lobes of the cerebrum and its associated functions, the cerebellum and brain stem and their functions as well. Generally, the students were made to apprecia

my organization is really happy as a participant. Regarding stigmatization and discrimination of persons living with mental illnesses and epilepsy, our audience were made to acknowledge the fact that just as other organs of the body such as the the heart, kidneys, liver, etc can get sick, the brain can also get sick or injured. Furthermore since we all have the brain which is not (can not be) immunized against diseases, it can affect anyone despite the person’s race, status, age, gender, etc

To better assess the impact of the sessions, pre and post test questionnaires were issued to the students and some of the teachers who took part in the sessions. Questions from the students clearly portrayed that our educations has stir the students to hunger more for knowledge and facts about the brain. in the future, we have to improve upon visual impair presentation.

i suggest the in the future, funds must be generated to SSF to enhance the wide spread of the project to the wider populate. there should also be made a more available material for all audience.