INSTITUTE BLOG

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17 Apr 2018   Connect
A reflection on the 4th Annual PESA Conference held at Geelong Grammar School.
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20 Mar 2018   A Positive Education school is a fair school
Thursday the 8th of March marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate and commemorate the women’s rights movement.
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21 Feb 2018   10 years of Positive Education
The following blog starts by expressing our gratitude for those who have contributed so enormously to our journey, it then sh ...
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24 Jan 2018   How to use Character Strengths to create a Positive Classroom
Institute Research Fellow, Georgie, explores best practice use of Character Strengths to create Positive Classrooms.
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5 Dec 2017   Why Relationships Matter
As the Christmas season approaches it is important to consider the relationships we have.
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21 Nov 2017   3 ways to use Character Strengths in your everyday life
Learn how to use your strengths to improve your wellbeing.
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10 Nov 2017   How could you celebrate World Kindness Day?
Discover how you could best celebrate World Kindness Day this year.
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26 Oct 2017   What is self-compassion? And how could you be teaching it?
"A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day"
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12 Oct 2017   Meaningful Work - Should work be our whole lives?
It’s hard to think of something we do that could possibly have more of a global impact on our sense of self, sense of connect ...
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21 Sep 2017   Five steps to meaningful connections
Mental illness affects the lives of an increasing number of young Australians.
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5 Sep 2017   Brain Breaks
I think I have known for many years the importance of movement, the value of fun, and the significance of connection to stude ...
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24 Aug 2017   Mindfulness Education in Early Years
My journey of sharing the skills of mindfulness and meditation with children began at home nearly 20 years ago. Spontaneous ...
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