INSTITUTE BLOG

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14 Jun 2018   Teaching Pos Ed: The banal and the profound
t was at the very beginning – in my opening remarks – of a Discovering Positive Education course last month that I shared a t ...
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8 Jun 2018   Humanity in the Workplace
Each term at Geelong Grammar School, the Institute of Positive Education runs professional learning sessions for all teaching ...
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28 May 2018   Positive Education at Home
We hope that the concepts taught in Positive Education will travel with our students – and teachers – long after they leave t ...
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3 May 2018   Top 10 Tips for a Quality Wellbeing Curriculum
Over the past few weeks, many teachers have spent hours planning, writing, ruminating and creating, in preparation for the be ...
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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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