Positive Futures News

What is the EDSC Positive Futures program?

Positive Education brings together the science of positive psychology with best-practice teaching.

The school’s journey with Positive Education began in 2012 with Positive Education focuses and values implemented across each year level and over time has evolved into the whole school approach launched in 2020. 

Our Positive Futures program has some very clear goals:

• We want to improve student quality of life and their engagement with others, including with their teachers.
• We seek to develop students in a more holistic way, with a stronger focus on wellbeing.

There are six tenets of Positive Psychology that are embedded into our model:

Positive Health – Positive Self

Developing knowledge, understanding and skills to promote health and well – being.

Positive Relationships

Nurturing positive relationships based on respect. 

Accomplishment

Generating hope and optimism through the accomplishment of personal and community goals

Positive Emotion

Building and experiencing positive emotion. 

Meaning

Believing in serving something greater than ourselves.

Positive Engagement

Developing critical thinkers by promoting challenge, curiosity and creativity. 

What have we been doing in class?

With the last week of term upon us it was time for the students to reflect on their successes of the term inside or outside the classroom and create some goals for next term. 

In Ms James’ class we had a number of our senior students get their driving hours up with the goal for next term to go for their L’s or P’s. Our Year 7 students were happy that they had made new friends and are feeling connected to the school community, and a number of students want to get better at playing musical instruments, drawing and looking after their body and mind. 

Ms Leaumont’s class created an Achievement Wall as a visual representation of what they were particularly proud of. Nice work Positive Futures Group 21!

Positive Accomplishment Further Reading

For those who are interested in knowing more about Positive Accomplishment here is a link to a literature review from the Institute of Positive Education. 

Good Vibes Colouring Book 

As we go into the holidays take some time out to rest and relax.

This positive Good Vibes Colouring Book is the perfect way to relieve stress and promote relaxation.  Not only that, but this motivating colouring book is filled with inspirational quotes and therapeutic patterns to help spread good vibes and encourage positivity.

More resources and information can be found here:

https://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/wellbeing-engagement-positive-futures

Rebecca James

Student Engagement and Connection Learning Specialist