In December, North Hertfordshire College and Hart Learning & Development staff came together for our second winter wellbeing conference at our Hitchin campus. The day featured a range of activities that allowed our staff to spend time together as a community and enjoy themselves ahead of the Christmas closure and new year.
Lizzie Jones, North Hertfordshire College’s Executive Director of Corporate Services, commented: “This is the second winter wellbeing conference we’ve run for our staff and we’ve had really positive feedback about the event. Wellbeing is one of our core themes in our people strategy and we recognise the importance of this for all our staff.
“The wellbeing conference enables people to take time out from their usual routine and participate in workshops where they can do something they love or try something new – which, at the end of a long and busy term, is very much needed!
“We are really proud of the engagement from our staff at this conference and grateful to those who have up their time to run the workshop sessions for their colleagues.”
Take a look at some of the sessions that were on offer at the 2024 Winter Wellbeing conference:
Community drumming session
Talking Drums returned to the campus to lead our teams through an enjoyable drumming session. Our sense of rhythm was put to the test as we followed the Talking Drums team through a number of drumming exercises and songs.
Everyone enjoyed getting the chance to clap and stomp to the classic We Will Rock You, too!
Getting crafty with gonk making
What do you get if you combine a toilet roll, some wool, a wooden nose, and some glue? A gonk chocolate holder, of course!
These friendly little fellas went down a treat with the team members who joined in with the crafting session. They offered a great way to unleash our staff’s creativity and became the perfect festive table favour for the season. Plus, we’re happy to report that 90% of the chocolates put in the gonk holders actually made it to the end of the conference, too…!
Relaxing and unwinding with massages
We’re very grateful to our Beauty Therapy students who joined us back on campus – despite being on their half-term break – to help our teams relax through arm massages and reflexology treatments.
Not only did the activity provide the perfect opportunity to de-stress, but it also helped to really demonstrate how the work our teams do each day positively impacts our students to learn and succeed.