Can Social and Emotional Learning Be Taught Using Technology?
Technology Literacy Is On The Rise! Research shows children aged 8-11 are active social network users – 78% of eight to nine year olds and 92% of 10-11 year olds have used a social networking site. Social networking websites, once confined to the dorm rooms of U.S colleges, are extremely popular with our younger generations. Some […]
3 Strategies to Improve Social Awareness in Children
What is social awareness? Social Awareness is an aspect of Emotional Intelligence which encompasses key life skills such as empathy, compassion and understanding of relationships. A strong sense of social awareness means one can effectively use these skills to accurately read situations and people because they are able to understand and empathise with their emotions. […]
How To Prioritise Self-Care In The Holidays
The holiday period is approaching for most of us and it’s finally time to unwind and relax after this year’s hard work. We all know that having this time off is essential for us to implement positive self-awareness and self-care strategies. It allows us to reflect on our achievements of the year, as well as […]
Maintaining Children’s Focussed Attention Over The Holidays
It’s the holiday season and for most of us, a time to wind down. However, with school finished for another year, parents will discover that their often already busy schedule becomes even busier with children around the home for an extra 6 hours a day. With the inevitability that at some point you will be […]
A Self-Care Framework – 14 Tips For Updating Your Routine
It is common knowledge that looking after yourself is a key factor in happiness. However, it may be overlooked just how important implementing positive, effective self-care habits can be in our lives… A report by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) in 2017, found that there is a growing necessity for effective self-care policy and reform. […]
Sticking to Your Goals: A Self Management Guide
“New Year, New Me” is the cliché often ascribed following the establishment of most new year’s resolutions, usually made with iron-clad conviction. Unfortunately by February, research shows 80% of these well-intentioned goals for self-improvement will have fallen apart. So how do we create goals we can stick to? The reality is; the stronger your self-management skills are, the […]
What You Need to Know About the New Australian Wellbeing Framework
Helping students reach their full potential has been a perennial challenge of educators and parents alike, with many different factors at play and a growing understanding of how to address these challenges. A key aspect to this potential being fulfilled is understanding and improving the status of student’s social, emotional and physical wellbeing. One study showed that 1 […]
IQ vs EQ: Why Do We Need Both?
The notion of success has most strongly been linked to general or academic intelligence (IQ) throughout history. However, over the past decade or so, there has been an increased awareness of emotional intelligence (EQ) with some researchers claiming its utility in forming behaviour and relationship management techniques. It has been found that these skills are crucial determinants […]
How SEL Can Impact The Individual Student | Stories From The Classroom
Have you ever wondered what kind of impact social, emotional and physical learning could have on the lives of individual students? We called upon our teachers who work in the hundreds of schools that we partner with across Australia, to share some of their impactful stories from our in-school social, emotional and physical learning programs. Here’s […]
Implementing a Growth Mindset in Classrooms
Developing a growth mindset is one key aspect of metacognition: the understanding of one’s own ability to process thoughts. I’m sure we’ve all heard someone say; “I’ll never be an artist, I’m terrible at drawing…” and then watch them give up on their dreams. Then there’s always that one person who seems to be able to […]