Week 1:  Orientation and introduction to a healthy lifestyle

Week 2: The Role of Neuroplasticity: Rewiring Your Brain for Growth:  Define neuroplasticity and explain how the brain creates new pathways through learning and challenges. Discuss its role in recovery and lifelong growth.

Week 3: Sleep and the Brain: How sleep influences memory and more  Discuss the stages of sleep, the role of deep sleep in memory consolidation, and tips for improving sleep quality.

Week 4:  Move to Think: The Connection Between Exercise and Cognitive Health: Explore how physical activity improves blood flow to the brain, boosts neurogenesis, and sharpens focus.

Week 5:  Stress Less, Think More: The Impact of Stress on Brain Function:  Explain how chronic stress impacts memory and decision-making. Introduce stress management techniques like breathing exercises.

Week 6:  Mindfulness and Meditation: Rewiring Your Brain for Calm:   Discuss how mindfulness strengthens attention and reduces anxiety. Share evidence of how meditation affects brain structures.

Week 7:  Music and Memory: How Tunes Trigger Brain Activity:   Highlight how music activates brain regions linked to memory, emotion, and movement. Discuss music therapy in cognitive health.

Week 8:  Learn Something New: Learning  in the brain:  Explore how learning keeps the brain agile, and how the brain responds to learning.  Learn ways to enhance learning.

Week 9:  Social Connections: Why Friendship Fuels the Brain:   Discuss the cognitive benefits of maintaining social bonds, including reduced dementia risk and improved emotional health.

Week 10:  The Power of Purpose: Goal setting for Brain Health:  Explain how having purpose boosts motivation, focus, and mental clarity. Discuss setting achievable and meaningful goals.

Week 11:  Laughter as Medicine: Humor and Its Effect on Cognitive Health:   Highlights the positive effects of laughter on mood, stress reduction, and cognitive performance.

Week 12:  The Art of Memory: Basics, Concepts and Memory Tricks:  Introduce memory and concepts of memory using media, explore the art of memories

Week 13:  The Science of Gratitude: How Positive Thinking Affects the Brain:  Explore how gratitude improves mental health and rewires the brain for positivity.

Week 14:  Dance for the Brain: The Mental Benefits of Moving to Music:   Highlight how dance combines physical activity, rhythm, and creativity, boosting brain health.

Week 15:  Creativity and the Brain: Drawing, Painting, and Mental Health:  Discover how creative activities improve problem-solving, reduce stress, and foster mental clarity.  

Week 16:  Reading for Cognitive Fitness: Choosing the Right Books:   Explain how reading improves empathy, vocabulary, and brain function. Share tips for picking stimulating books.

Week 17: Finding happiness:  Bringing it all together to learn how to make happiness your state of mind.

Week 18:  Final class summary and activity