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.
More resources and information can be found here:
https://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/wellbeing-engagement-positive-futures
First 2023 Positive Futures class
We had our first session this week in our new 2023 groups. We hope that all students and staff are excited about building new positive connections.
The Resilience Project – 2023 partnership
We are proud to announce that East Doncaster Secondary College will be partnering with The Resilience Project to deliver some content in our Positive Futures sessions. We are very excited to see how this collaboration will enhance our sessions and connections to the wider community. If you would like to know more about The Resilience Project you can visit their website.
https://theresilienceproject.com.au/
Rebecca James
Student Engagement & Connection
Learning Specialist