POSITIVE EDUCATION IN

ACTIONEmbedding Positive Psychology in Education using strengths to

build a growth mindset, reilience & connectivity in Classrooms &

school communities.

Claudia Owad – Creative Training & Coaching. July 2nd 2104.

Learning Goal for this session

• To inform and engage

individuals, teams and

school communities on

the application of

Positive Psychology in

Educational realms. To

create a space of

awareness and

reflection that details

specific interventions

for education.

YOU CAN DO IT !

Belief

Strengths

Solutions

WHY POSITIVE EDUCATION?

Bringing the science of

Positive Psychology with

best teaching practice and

pedagogy .

Focusing on skills needed to build- resilience, positive

relationships & emotions,

meaning and flourishing .

Using a systematic

approach that is sustainable

and holistic

Early intervention – mental health immunisation

Systems Approach

Mental Health Spectrum(Well-being Institute, University of Cambridge, 2011)

CREATING FLOURISHING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES?

WHY FLOURISHING ?

DEFECIT FOCUSED SOLUTION FOCUSED

THEORY OF WELLBEING

PERMA- Hornsby Girls HS

FACILITATING FLOURISHING

School audit –

www: what’s

working well?!

AI- Appreciative

Inquiry

Punitive vs positive?

Identifying

champions

Creating a plan-

Strategy

Sustainablility

RECOGNISING STRENGTHS

VIA – character

strengths

Adult and

adolescent versions

Realise 2

RECOGNISING STRENGTHS

APPLYING STRENGTHS

o Creating awareness

, dialogue &

positive language

o Embedding

explicitly & implicitly

o Mindset &

language

FRAMEWORK

Whole school

community

Executive training

and coaching

Strategic planning

Staff training

Student training

Parent Training

TOOLS & TIPS

•External consultants /

experts first

•Create internal

champions and teams

(HOPE, PET)

•Slow and steady – AI,

WWW, strategic planning

•Form local hubs

•Review and follow up

•In the classroom-– visuals

– Language

– discipline, positive

reinforcement – RJ

– positive planning with students

and parents

•In the school – mirroring and

promoting best practice to be

used-– wellbeing policies, disciplinary

policies

– Visuals,

– Continuity

SOLUTION FOCUS

SOLUTION FOCUS

Coaching- building

self awareness and

reflective thinking.

Coaching increases

– goal striving,

wellbeing, hope,

resilience

Asking coaching

questions

COACHING COVERSATIONS

•How could you do

this differently?

•What does success

look like to you?

•How could you

achieve this…?

•What strengths does

this teacher/student

have?

COACHING QUESTIONS

Coaching –

individual & team

Training-

PosEd,

Resilience, Strengths

based learning,

Mindfulness,

Positive/restorative

conversations,

coaching

conversations

CURRENT APPLICATIONS

• Geelong Grammar-

Victoria

• St Peters – Adelaide

• Knox Grammar –

Sydney

• Loreto Kirrabilli- Sydney

• St Charbels- Sydney

• Tully State High –

Queensland

• Crestwood High -

Sydney

Application of PosEd in Australian Schools

Q & A

04) +61410588469

claudia@creative-training.com.au

@ClaudiaOwad

KEEP IN TOUCH