Healthy Schools

Penboyr School is part of the Carmarthenshire County Council Healthy Schools’ scheme. The project forms part of the ‘World Health Organizations initiative European Network of Health Promoting Schools’.

Our aim  at Penboyr School is to help children to grow to be healthy, safe and responsible and become active citizens of our community and wider world.  

There are seven different health topics that we as a school address. These include:

  1. Food and Fitness
  2. Mental and Emotional Health and Well Being
  3. Personal Development and Relationships
  4. Substance Use and Misuse
  5. Environment
  6. Safety
  7. Hygiene

The Healthy School Council is currently working towards Local Phase 6 in these two areas:-

Substance Use and Misuse 

Mental and Emotional Health and Wellbeing.