Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, in partnership with Novant Health, hosted its inaugural Health and Wellness Fair on April 25 at the Goodwill Opportunity Campus in Charlotte.

Families and staff had an opportunity to connect with more than 30 vendors that offered health assessments, immunizations, dental screenings, mammograms, financial literacy presentations, CPR classes, yoga demonstrations and more.

“We want to make sure that our CMS families and staff know that while we place a premium on academics, we also are concerned with the wellness of the whole child,” said Director of Student Wellness Dr. Vernessa Bowles. “Some of our goals and guardrails focus on making sure that we are enhancing social, emotional health and wellness, and financial health and wellness. So we want to expose our families to all of the things that CMS can support their students in to make them better scholars.”