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25 Mar 2020   Four strategies to support a resilient response
In September of 2001, I was 18. I was almost done with my first year of University, had a couple of ...
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19 Feb 2020   Teaching would be stress-free – if we didn’t care…
At home, I have a four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter. There is nothing that brings me ...
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29 Jan 2020   Positive Education skills and knowledge come to the fore in challenging times
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the thousands...
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18 Dec 2019   Four ways to integrate the power of Character Strengths into your school
Introducing a common language of 'what is right' ...
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1 Oct 2019   Learning and Living Positive Education
This past month I had the privilege of being embedded in the Institute of Positive ...
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19 Sep 2019   Nurturing a Growth Mindset
School and the process of education can be a challenging experience not just for the student but for the adults who are respo ...
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4 Sep 2019   Getting Curious about Curiosity
Last weekend, I got to be curious. I went to a conference and listened to a 45-minute talk on bio-metrics, an area I knew not ...
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22 Aug 2019   The impact of Physical Exercise on Mental Health and Learning
The first step out the door is often the hardest. Do not get me wrong, I love exercising. I run ...
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7 Aug 2019   Teaching Positive Education with PEEC
Since the day in 2006 when Professor Martin Seligman first visited Geelong Grammar School ...
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25 Jul 2019   Reflections on the 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology
The past week has been a very ...
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2 Jul 2019   Have You Had Your Nature-Pill Today?
The way we are living our high-tech, hyper-connected, stimulus-rich lives can be very ...
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14 Jun 2019   Using Coaching to Support a Positive School Culture
Along with our Principal, Rebecca Cody, I have been representing our school at the Positive...
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