In an innovative educational initiative that benefits both young learners and healthcare trainees, University of Lethbridge nursing students recently organized a comprehensive wellness fair at St. Patrick Fine Arts Elementary School in Calgary.
Educational Partnership Creates Mutual Benefits
The event, held on November 27, 2025, represented a unique collaboration between higher education and elementary schooling. Nursing students from the University of Lethbridge designed and implemented various health stations and educational activities specifically tailored for elementary school children.
This hands-on approach provided valuable practical experience for the nursing students while delivering engaging health education to young minds. The fair covered multiple aspects of wellness, including physical health, mental wellbeing, and preventive care practices appropriate for children.
Real-World Learning Experience
For the University of Lethbridge nursing students, the wellness fair offered crucial real-world experience in community health education. They had the opportunity to develop age-appropriate health materials and practice communicating complex health concepts in ways that elementary students could easily understand and remember.
The nursing students gained practical skills in health promotion and community outreach, essential competencies for their future healthcare careers. Meanwhile, the elementary students received exposure to positive health role models and learned about wellness from aspiring healthcare professionals.
Building Healthy Habits Early
The wellness fair emphasized the importance of establishing healthy habits during childhood. Through interactive activities and engaging demonstrations, children learned about nutrition, exercise, hygiene, and emotional wellbeing in ways that made health education fun and memorable.
Such early interventions in health education can have lasting impacts on children's attitudes toward wellness and healthcare. By making health education engaging and accessible, the event helped demystify healthcare concepts and reduce potential future barriers to maintaining good health practices.
The success of this wellness fair demonstrates the value of inter-educational partnerships in promoting community health and providing practical learning experiences for healthcare students.
