Mental Health and School Design

Join AIA NY for a panel discussion to explore the critical role school environments play in supporting student wellbeing and mental health. At a time when many students are struggling with trauma, we will discuss the urgent need to design learning environments for healing as well as design strategies to support this. Our panelists are experts in education, design, and related fields. By sharing their experiences and insights, they will highlight current trends in student wellbeing, the role of both program and environment in supporting students holistically, the types of spaces students gravitate to for healing as well as design methodologies that empower students as advocates for their own mental health. The outcome will be an understanding of the current mental health challenges students face and how school design can be leveraged to support student and community wellbeing.

Earn 1.5 AIA LU|HSW

Speakers:
Arnaldo D. Cardona, Retired Landscape Architect, Artist, Licensed Teacher, and Author (AIA Richmond K-12 Committee member)
Claire Latané, MLA, FASLA, SITES AP, Landscape Architecture Professor, California State Polytechnic University
Christian Mariano, Assistant Principal for Student Life, Regis High School
Kelli Peterman, Director of Suicide Prevention Initiatives, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene