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inspiring MY BEST POSSIBLE SELF The first choice we all have in life is to choose to choose. Understanding and accepting that when we make choices which challenge many unhealthy rituals that have become our daily habits at school, we then will have a multitude of possibilities and opportunities to explore which will inspire our best possible selves to shine through.
Choosing to live a life full of:
Choosing to use our strengths to:
mpathy to show that other people matter in our e thoughts, words and actions
do good to feel good and feel good to do good
self-forgiveness and self-kindness to love the life we have
t each with passion and purpose to see both our students and ourselves personally shine
rit to challenge our status quo to enjoy a healthy state of g wellbeing.
ease engaging in rituals which don’t make a positive c difference to anyone. Acknowledgement: Tal Ben Shahar
Education should be about us instilling in our young people a love of learning and providing them with the social-emotional and practical skills to live meaningful and fulfilling lives. Doing this on a daily basis lifts the spirits of everyone in a school, because there is a collective sense of striving to achieve a higher purpose that really matters – the wellbeing of students, teachers and leadership. That’s why I entered the teaching profession over 40 years ago. At first glance, the Learning Curve seems to have an oversupply of evidence-based wellbeing building resources for schools. The reason is to provide choice. Schools are able to choose activities which suit their own context. Each week the idea is to plan and then choose one or two of the most appropriate activities to discuss with students to grow each of their elements of wellbeing. As staff confidence in their own social-emotional capabilities develops, they often choose to incorporate more of these activities and strategies into their learning and teaching practices. The research from the likes of Martin Seligman, Ed Diener, Tal Ben Shahar and Shawn Achor shows quite clearly that such an approach results in significant personal and academic growth in students and enhanced staff wellbeing. Consequently, the quality of data is also considerably improved. To this end, a number of new resources have been created, including Strengths Boosters and Strengths for Relationships Weeks.
Strengths for relationships Weeks The challenge over the week for individuals and classes is to enjoy focusing their energies on creating activities for and showing the suggested strength to grow all members of the school community’s wellbeing (see pages 27 to 30). Term 1: Gratitude – February 18th to 22nd Term 2: Teamwork – June 3rd to 7th Term 3: Kindness – August 19th to 23rd
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Term 4: Leadership – October 28th to November 1st
Any feedback will be welcomed. All the best, Mick Walsh
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Carl Gustav Jung 1