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TRAINING CALENDAR
A calendar of training courses provided by the Institute of Positive Education for 2016 and 2017.
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TRAINING EVENTS BY LOCATION
Training events, provided by the Institute of Positive Education, sorted by the state in which they are held.
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ABOUT OUR COURSES
About the courses conducted by the Institute of Positive Education.
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LEARNING TO FLOURISH BLOG
21
Sep
2017
Five steps to meaningful connections
Mental illness affects the lives of an increasing number of young Australians. As the World Health Organisation has identified, by 2030, depression is expected to be the largest contributor to the wo ...
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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 student (and adult) learning! However I still, all too often, find myself in a ...
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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 mindful opportunities and intimate moments with my young daughters started ...
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7
Aug
2017
Inspiration from the field of Positive Education
I am a teacher. I am not an expert. I’m not a scientist. I’m not a researcher. My love is for children, and that is what has really motivated me over time. I feel very blessed to have had the opportu ...
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16
Jun
2017
How to be mindful without meditating
The word mindfulness can conjure up many mental images.
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31
May
2017
Positive Education requires a context
Positive Education brings together the science of Positive Psychology with best practice teaching and learning.
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18
May
2017
Pos Ed and the 'Wilderness Experience'
The positive effect of nature on the mental state is well known and researched by people like Dr. Roger S. Ulrich.
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20
Apr
2017
Embedding Character Strengths in Schools
Every day we act using our character strengths: saying hello to students walking by (kindness), picking up rubbish in the yard (leadership), thanking a colleague for their help (gratitude); the list g ...
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27
Mar
2017
Building Positive Communities: Design, Implement, Embed
In Japanese, ikigai translates to mean the reason for which you wake up in the morning. If you were asked “What is your ikigai?”, how would you respond? The 3rd annual Positive Education Schools Asso ...
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RESEARCH
One of the defining characteristics of Positive Education is that it has positioned itself as an evidence-based approach, which seeks to marry our most current understandings from the scientific liter ...
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RESOURCES
Resources offered by the Institute of Positive Education.
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ABOUT US
The Institute of Positive Education is an initiative by Geelong Grammar School aimed at improving student wellbeing.
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