Positive Education - We Believe...

Feedback on our Institute's We believe statements

Dear friends,

Thank you for your willingness to comment on, and contribute to, our Positive Education belief statements. Your personal understanding and experience of Positive Education is very important to us and to the ongoing growth and development of the field.

We look forward to adding your wisdom to our work. Please never hesitate to be in touch.

Kind regards,

Justin (on behalf of our team at the Institute)

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* 1. Belief statement #1
Positive Education unites a community through promoting a common language of wellbeing

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* 2. Belief statement #2
Positive Education teaches skills and knowledge to promote wellbeing and help prevent illbeing within the context of living a ‘good’ life

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* 3. Belief statement #3
Positive Education nurtures healthy and cohesive learning environments

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* 4. Belief statement #4
Positive Education supports teachers to role-model courage, compassion and curiosity

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* 5. Belief statement #5
Knowing and harnessing one’s character strengths is good for individuals and good for society

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* 6. Belief statement #6
In encouraging young people to care for others, to care for our world and to care for themselves

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* 7. Belief statement #7
Positive Education is best implemented as a whole-school approach, harnessing the processes of Learn, Live, Teach and Embed

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* 8. Belief statement #8
Positive Education makes our schools, and in turn our world, a better place

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* 9. Belief statement #9
Positive Education is not about being happy all the time, and certainly not about avoiding negative emotions

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* 10. Belief statement #10
Positive Education is not about ensuring a child is free from failure or free from adversity

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* 11. Belief statement #11
Positive Education is not a one size fits all approach, nor a quick-fix, nor a stand-alone curriculum

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* 12. Belief statement #12
Positive Education is not just another program for schools to introduce

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* 13. If we could only have three Belief statements, which three would you choose from this list?
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Positive Education unites a community through promoting a common language of wellbeing

Positive Education teaches skills and knowledge to promote wellbeing and help prevent illbeing within the context of living a ‘good’ life

Positive Education nurtures healthy and cohesive learning environments

Positive Education supports teachers to role-model courage, compassion and curiosity

Knowing and harnessing one’s character strengths is good for individuals and good for society

In encouraging young people to care for others, to care for our world and to care for themselves

Positive Education is best implemented as a whole-school approach, harnessing the processes of Learn, Live, Teach and Embed

Positive Education makes our schools, and in turn our world, a better place

Positive Education is not about being happy all the time, and certainly not about avoiding negative emotions

Positive Education is not about ensuring a child is free from failure or free from adversity

Positive Education is not a one size fits all approach, nor a quick-fix, nor a stand-alone curriculum

Positive Education is not just another program for schools to introduce

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* 14. Optional overall comment box

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