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8 Sep 2015   Getting into Flow
The word engage originally meant ‘to pledge oneself to something’, in other words to fully commit to something, be it an activity, moment or person. T ...
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Creating character strengths wheels in the classroom
2 Sep 2015   Using the Language of Character Strengths in the Classroom
Introducing the language of character strengths in your classroom is a highly impactful way to interweave Positive Education through your everyday tea ...
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26 Aug 2015   Becoming a Mindful Teacher
With a growing evidence base of mindfulness interventions in schools, many teachers are wanting to introduce mindfulness practices in the classroom.
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Staff juggling
12 Aug 2015   Getting Positive Education off the ground in your school
Positive Education can seem a deceptively simple idea, just educate in a positive way. Our book, Positive Education: The Geelong Grammar School Journe ...
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Parent and child conversing over coffee
7 Aug 2015   Parents as Positive Educators
We know that a child’s experience at school matters and has a lasting impact on their lives. Research studies show that a teenager’s connection to the ...
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Displaying positive emotions
28 Jul 2015   Positive emotions are contagious
There is no doubt that emotions impact our wellbeing. Consider a moment of joy at the sight of another person’s face, feeling awe as you stop to take ...
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20 Jun 2015   Our Living Library of Positive Education in Action
At this year’s Positive Schools conference, we decided to take a growth mindset to developing new training experiences and tried something new. With t ...
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Words used to describe positive education
15 May 2015   Hear from the Discovering Positive Education Community
Our training team recently had the pleasure of going over to Northern Adelaide and working with Mark Oliphant College to run our Discovering Positive ...
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