Project-Based Learning: Promoting Mental Health Awareness

Empower Students to Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

Support student well-being while building real-world skills with this impactful PBL unit on Mental Health Awareness. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school learners, this resource blends research, empathy, and action in a powerful project designed to educate and inspire.  23 pages

What’s Inside

• A complete step-by-step PBL guide with clear timelines and teacher support
• Engaging research activities, empathy interviews, and reflection prompts
• Planning tools for creating awareness campaigns, school initiatives, or wellness projects
• Rubrics, checkpoints, and extension activities for differentiation
• Alignment with social-emotional learning (SEL) and health standards

Why It’s Perfect for Gifted Learners

• Encourages deep inquiry into a real-world, meaningful issue
• Fosters empathy, perspective-taking, and social responsibility
• Promotes student-led advocacy and problem-solving
• Provides choice, creativity, and autonomy in designing solutions
• Strengthens critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills

How to Use It

• Launch the unit with the driving question: How can we raise awareness about mental health in our school or community?
• Guide students through research, interviews, and data collection to understand causes, challenges, and misconceptions.
• Support small groups as they design and plan their own awareness projects or campaigns.
• Use checkpoints and rubrics to monitor progress and provide feedback.
• Conclude with student presentations that highlight their solutions and inspire action.

✨ Bring empathy, understanding, and action into your classroom with Project-Based Learning: Promoting Mental Health Awareness — a powerful way to help gifted students lead with heart and purpose!