Program 1 –
Mastering positive education
Program 1 –
Mastering positive education
Evidence is strong for schools to embed positive education and wellbeing lessons within the school curriculum.
Mastering positive education includes:
- character traits such as persistence, resilience, grit, optimism, gratitude, honesty, kindness loyalty
- fixed versus growth mindset,
- habits
- relationships
This program presently utilises 220 YouTube video as the source of stimulation for the 22 topics in the program. The resource will be upgraded yearly and new topics, video and accompanying worksheets added, others deleted so that it stays fresh and relevant.
The videos have been selected for their educational and entertainment value. However, many Australian videos – ‘case studies’ about resilient Aussies have been deliberately included to make the resilience message more realistic and identifiable for students.
Mastering Wellbeing program provides students with many of the tools and skills they will need to successfully navigate their school years and beyond.
The activities and video provide differentiation, enabling all students within the school to access the program. Students and staff will find lessons appealing and engaging. Good conversation between staff and students about the topics should be easy!
- What’s in your head?
- Neuroplasticity
- Growth & Fixed mindsets
- Myers Briggs personality test
- Emotions
- Personality type
- Habits
- Friends
- Resolving conflict
- Tolerance
- Gratitude
- Forgiveness
- Optimism & hope
- Resilience
- Bullying
- Social media
- Self-esteem
- Gaming
- Grit
- Courage
- Study skills
- Drugs
- Success (2018)
WHY WOULD YOU WANT A WELLBEING PROGRAM?
- The prevalence of depression among young people is shockingly high worldwide. By some estimates, depression is about ten times more common now than it was fifty years ago.
- Fifty years ago, the average age of first onset of depression was about thirty. Now the first onset is below age fifteen.
- Average national happiness studies—which has been measured competently for a half century show the average American, Japanese, and Australian is no more satisfied with life than fifty years ago. (Seligman, 2002)