An interdisciplinary faculty team in the University of Arkansas’ College of Education and Health Professions has developed a wellness program for Arkansas Teacher Corps fellows with funds from a college WE CARE grant after a survey of ATC fellows revealed a critical need for mental health programming to help prevent burnout and exit from the teaching profession. WE CARE+Wellness kicked off on July 10 with a workshop for the 38 new fellows in ATC’s 11th cohort. The interdisciplinary wellness team — all with classroom teaching experience at various levels and the requisite knowledge, skills and professional expertise — created the specialized program for and trained the fellows in the “IS-WEL model of wellness.” Fellows will continue to receive support on implementing the program into their lives throughout the school year. Read more about this new partnership here.