The Department of Sociology and Legal Studies is hosting two Thrive Week events from November 2 to 6, 2020: the Nature Photography Challenge and the Fall and Wellness Scavenger Hunts. Thrive is a series of events focused on building positive mental health for University of Waterloo students, faculty and staff. We encourage the campus community to participate in Thrive events and focus on their wellbeing.
Nature Photography Challenge
Time spent outdoors can be beneficial for mental wellbeing. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to go outside and take a nature picture. Feel free to share it on social media with hashtags #uwaterloosocls #uwaterloothrive. Looking for ideas? Try walking in a park, nature trails, or exploring side streets you haven't been to before. Take in the fall colours, breathe in the fresh air, and admire the wildlife.
Fall and Wellness Scavenger Hunts
We encourage students, faculty, and staff to focus on their wellness throughout the week with scavenger hunts that involve self care and time spent in nature. Feel free to share posts and pictures of yourself working on the scavenger hunt with hashtags #uwaterloosocls #uwaterloothrive. Have fun!
Option 1: Fall Scavenger Hunt
- Leaf with 3 different colours
- Festive decoration (ex. Halloween, fall, Christmas)
- Puddle
- Insect (ex. spider, worm, ant)
- Berries on a bush/tree
- Leaf pile
- 2 squirrels of different colours (ex. red squirrel and grey squirrel)
- 2 different species of birds (ex. crow, cardinal, chickadee, woodpecker)
Option 2: Wellness Scavenger Hunt
- Warm beverage (ex. coffee, tea, hot chocolate, hot apple cider)
- Exercise (ex. bike ride, yoga, walk, workout)
- Creative activity (ex. art, playing music, dancing, gardening)
- Connecting with 2 different family or friends (ex. call, email, socially distanced gathering)
- 2 different cleaning activities (ex. making one’s bed, washing dishes, doing laundry, vacuuming, emptying garbage, tidying work/study space)
- 3 different relaxing/self-care activities (ex. reading, meditation, breathing exercise, watching TV/movie, warm bath, listening to music, petting/playing with a pet, skincare, playing a game)