Rooted in Flourishing | What it means to flourish at UCT (Part 2)

What is up guys? Hope you are keeping well.😊 Welcome back to another episode of BSc Chronicles 🎬 We continue the conversation about the CWF (Part 2). Today we sit down with Mr Sean Abrahams – Strategic Founding Lead behind UCT's Centre for Wellbeing & Flourishing (CWF) and Programme Director for UCT Flourish. We talk about what the Centre actually does, what engaging with it would look like if you walked in tomorrow, and why UCT decided flourishing is not a luxury but central to being a university on this continent. But we also go deeper than that. We talk about what flourishing actually entails, why student voice was in the room from the very first conversation, what it means when the Vice-Chancellor calls something "not merely a centre, but a movement", and what we hope this Centre will grow into. I hope you enjoy this episode. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel - and most importantly share the link to the video with friends and family. Until next time, stay tuned and stay blessed😇 Time stamps 00:00 - 03:21 - Opening + Icebreaker questions 03:22 - 04:52 - What is flourishing? 04:53 - 08:54 - The journey to the establishment of the Centre for Wellbeing & Flourishing (CWF) at UCT 08:55 - 11:09 - What is the purpose of the CWF? 11:10 - 13:18 - Why is the CWF a movement? 13:19 - 15:16 - Why is the inclusion of student voice pivotal for the CWF? 15:17 - 17:42 - Icebreaker questions continued 17:43 - 19:37 - Personal meaning of CWF 19:38 - 22:33 - Exciting things to expect from the CWF 22:34 - 23:39 - Icebreaker questions continued 23:40 - 25:57 - Why was UCT first to establish a CWF, and what can others learn? 25:58 - 27:22 - A thing institutions get wrong about student wellbeing 27:23 - 28:31 - Word of advice 28:32 - 32:28 - Students wanting to be involved in the CWF 32:29 - 32:53 - Closing 32:54 - 35:31 - Student reflections