This year Rossville State
School is very excited to be implementing Positive Education as a response to
last year’s forum of what direction the school community wants to take in the
next four years. The Rossville Positive Education Program is called Boost!
“Positive Education brings
together the science of Positive Psychology with best practice teaching to
encourage and support individuals, schools and communities to flourish. We
refer to flourishing as a combination of ‘feeling good and doing good.’
Positive Education focuses on specific skills that assist students to
strengthen their relationships, build positive emotions, enhance personal
resilience, promote mindfulness, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. We also aim
to foster engagement amongst our students, encourage them to achieve and,
ultimately, equip them with the qualities to enable them to fulfil their life
purpose.”
(from the Geelong Grammar
Positive Education Website)
Every Tuesday, Ms Heidi and Chappy will be explicitly
teaching elements of positive education to the whole school. We will also be
embedding the above elements throughout the curriculum and practicing them in
our school routines.