March 14, 2023 3:40 a.m.

Days Creek Charter School recently unveiled its DC Fit Relaxation Room.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on February 27th. Days Creek is a recipient of two Oregon Education Association Choice Trust funding opportunities: The Education Employee Well-Being Grant and the Educator Health and Well-Being Support Funding. The second of those is what funded the Relaxation Room.

Days Creek Superintendent Steve Woods said the room is for staff-use only and provides a quiet place to sit, stretch, regroup or get a massage from a brand-new massage chair.

Woods said, “Research is clear, students are more successful when they are able to connect with positive affirming adult role models. Thankfully, the Relaxation Room provides a space and opportunity for every adult role model in our district to decompress, be rejuvenated, and be more prepared to serve the students at Days Creek”.

 

DC Fit, the staff Wellness Program, is in its third year of a five-year OEA Choice Trust Grant. The purpose of the program is to actively promote the overall mind/body health and well being of all school employees. Each year, the staff choose objectives to complete and have included categories such as health screenings, walking competitions, staff lounge makeover, creation of an outdoor fitness area, gift baskets, Fitbits and a yearly 5K/1-mile fun run/walk.

Pictures of the Relaxation Room and the ribbon-cutting are linked with our story at www.541radio.com