Health and Wellness
The Prep has an overarching mission to help students achieve balance and make healthy choices that promote well-being now and beyond their time at St. John’s.
Wellness as a Way of Life
The concept of wellness doesn't live in a silo at St. John's. It's woven into the academic curriculum, after-school activities, interscholastic athletics, and even the arts. Faculty and staff are empowered to build in the time and space to nurture different facets of students' well-being so that they develop the tools to make balanced, healthy choices for themselves—during their time at St. John's Prep and beyond.
To help further develop the concept of wellness and facilitate ways in which our students can connect with it in their daily lives, we focus on six specific dimensions of wellness.
- Spiritual: Meaning and purpose, values and beliefs, faith and God
- Intellectual: Critical thinking, problem solving, knowledge and learning
- Social: Relationships, communication, cultural proficiency, servant leadership
- Emotional: Self awareness and image, resiliency, stress management, coping strategies
- Physical: Nutrition, physical activity, awareness of choices on body
- Aesthetic: Appreciate the beauty of nature, creativity, perspective
We focus on six dimensions of wellness: spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and aesthetic.
The Leo and Joan Mahoney Wellness Center
Opened in 2017, the Leo and Joan Mahoney Wellness Center is a state-of-the-art, 80,000-square foot, multi-use facility open to all students, faculty, and staff. The space includes:
- The John A. Driscoll '90 Aquatics Center, and 8-lane, indoor swimming pool, home to our state-championship winning swimming and diving team
- The two-story Joseph R. Levis '60 Fitness Center, where teams, classes, and individuals make use of the weight-lifting, cardio, and functional fitness equipment
- The Dianne and Ray Carey '67 Field House, which houses four basketball courts, an upper and lower track, and allows space for our community to gather for school-wide Masses and liturgies.
- Three multi-purpose rooms that host team meetings, after-school Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, yoga, award ceremonies, receptions, and more.
Recreational Sports
Major components of physical and social wellness, recreational sports give students the opportunity to be active on their own terms. A rotating roster of active offerings that ranges from CrossFit to yoga delivers broad student appeal. With opportunities each day before and after school, recreational sports allow our students to prioritize health and wellness in a fun and flexible way. View the recreational sports calendar here.
Mental Skills Classes
All sixth and ninth graders are introduced to mental skills curriculum within their health and physical education classes. This mental skills program is designed specifically for students to begin to recognize character strengths, develop personal philosophies and mindsets, learn how to set goals, continue practice cultivating health relationships, and learn about mental health.
Wellness Fair
Each year, St. John's Prep hosts a wellness fair for all students, faculty, and staff. Dozens of outside vendors are invited to introduce students to a range of opportunities, offerings, and activities related to wellness—past fairs have included everything from yoga lessons to honey samples from local beekeepers, plank contests, photography installations, Olympic weight lifting, CPR training, intro to wrestling, and much more.