Abu Dhabi school wins awards for mental health programmes – in pictures

  • Aspen Heights British School Abu Dhabi has won an award for its mental health programme. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Aspen Heights British School Abu Dhabi has won an award for its mental health programme. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Pupils plant seedlings in the sensory garden.
    Pupils plant seedlings in the sensory garden.
  • Aspen Heights pupils practise their writing skills in the sensory garden.
    Aspen Heights pupils practise their writing skills in the sensory garden.
  • A school kitten that the children help look after.
    A school kitten that the children help look after.
  • The school counsellor's office.
    The school counsellor's office.
  • Anxious moments as pupils play a game of Jenga in the Aspen Heights wellbeing hub.
    Anxious moments as pupils play a game of Jenga in the Aspen Heights wellbeing hub.
  • A pupil reads an advice poster in the wellbeing hub.
    A pupil reads an advice poster in the wellbeing hub.
  • Pupils from Oasis class get creative.
    Pupils from Oasis class get creative.
  • Salama and Saeed, both 5, catch up on some reading in the Calm Corner.
    Salama and Saeed, both 5, catch up on some reading in the Calm Corner.
  • Pupils with the school's chickens.
    Pupils with the school's chickens.
  • Zakariyah, 9, helps tend to plants in the hydroponic garden.
    Zakariyah, 9, helps tend to plants in the hydroponic garden.