Outlook – The Third Pillar of Wellbeing
This week we focus on the third pillar of wellbeing: outlook. Do you feel appreciative and gratified? Or are you more of a dissatisfied cynic? Do you see the good in others, or only how they are not up to your standards? According to Dr. Rick Hanson, author of Hardwiring Happiness, our brain is like Teflon […]
How students education is like riding an elephant
As teachers and facilitators of learning, we have an embedded curriculum. We are trained to teach and enhance the wellbeing of each student within our care, regardless of age, ability, background or individual needs. We lead by example and model wellbeing, and strategies for coping and achieving. But, is wellbeing a trainable skill? In Jonathan […]
Why Mindfulness and Wellbeing in the School Curriculum is a Sure-Fire Way to Ensure Student Success
Mindfulness is the state of being aware and present, improving focus and concentration, and thus enhancing wellbeing. The Australian Curriculum has responded to demands to promote wellbeing in schools for healthier, more mindful children and this is an excellent way to nurture students who will be resilient, focused, self-aware individuals. While teachers have always embedded […]
Social Emotional Learning in Children: Best Practice to Ensure Wellbeing
Children learn so much in their formative years, and parents and teachers have much to consider when influencing the growth of the young people in their care. Enhancing a child’s social and emotional learning (SEL), to ensure their wellbeing is prioritised, is a step in the right direction to promote resilience, independence and future success. […]
5 Tips For Choosing A Wellbeing Program That Works For You
There are many fantastic wellbeing programs in schools and in the broader community, that can help teachers and students to de-stress, become more self-aware and promote the creation of a positive environment. It’s important to choose a program that suits your school community, and allows you to get the best out of the experience. There […]
4 Stress Busting Tips for Teachers
With the start of Term 1 underway, some of you may already be feeling anxious about what’s upcoming for the year, and how this busy workload might impact your wellbeing and happiness. It can be easy to get caught up in the rat race – the overwhelm of the endless things to do at work […]
A Guide For Handling Conflict
We are trained to encourage our students to be compassionate and understanding and to handle conflicts with maturity and empathy without blaming one another. As teachers, we know we need to lead by example and ‘walk the talk’. But how do we handle these conflicts when your fellow teacher colleagues are the ones who seem […]
3 Ways to Create a Calmer Classroom
Trying to achieve calmness and concentration in the classroom can seem like an overwhelming, or sometimes even impossible, task to do. Most teachers are aware that the classroom environment has a major impact on the way students of all ages learn and that very fact puts a pressure on the teacher to achieve an optimal […]
6 Tips for Managing Your Priorities at Work
Priorities, priorities, priorities… They’re a priority. As an educator, working out which hours can be allocated to engaging with parents, planning your lessons, managing school events, and (let’s not forget) empowering your students can be incredibly stressful without a set plan. Here are our top six tips to managing your priorities at work: UNDERSTAND WHAT […]
Empathy: What Is It and Why Do We Need It?
WHAT IS IT? Empathyɛmpəθi/ – noun – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Essentially, having empathy means to be able to connect and experience the nature of someone or something outside of ourselves – or simply put, to step into somebody else’s shoes. WHAT IS ITS EFFECT ON US? When we experience empathy we […]