The Power of Positive Education
The Power of Positive Education
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"Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire." WB Yeats
but the lighting of a fire." WB Yeats
Students excited to learn, who take ownership of their academic journey -
Students excited to learn, who take ownership of their academic journey -
Teachers who partner with their students to provide transformative lessons -
Teachers who partner with their students to provide transformative lessons -
- this is the power of Positive Education.
- this is the power of Positive Education.
Our work? Sharing stories of impact from students on how Positive Education experiences have inspired them and connecting a community of teachers and leaders so that they can learn from each other's PosEd efforts.
Our work? Sharing stories of impact from students on how Positive Education experiences have inspired them and connecting a community of teachers and leaders so that they can learn from each other's PosEd efforts.
Our methodology and goal
Our methodology and goal
Positive Education recognizes that student wellbeing is the foundation upon which academic engagement and excellence rests.
Using data-driven methods backed by the science of positive psychology, the goal of positive education is to increase wellbeing and cultivate flourishing within the entire school community.
"Distress diminishes learning. Wellbeing enhances it."
Dr. Lea Waters
Dr. Lea Waters
The Heart of Positive Education
The Heart of Positive Education
Strengths-based, Positive Education turns toward the good. Rooted in Positive Psychology, PosEd engages the whole community - students, teachers, administrators, and leadership - to embrace topics such as wellbeing, life satisfaction, optimism, creativity, flow, gratitude, and ways that we can all make positive contributions to the world.
Our Current Challenge
Our Current Challenge
As Yeats stated, "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Passive students can be led again and again to the fountain of learning (by teachers who are more and more drained), but they can't be forced to fill up their pails.
With disengaged students, what learning they do take in is superficial, fueled only by the need to get a certain grade, check a certain box, and be done with schooling.
This is truly an opportunity lost.
What teaching disengaged students feels like
Plugging Into Our Collective Potential
Plugging Into Our Collective Potential
One of the greatest resources we have in the world is the creativity, passion, and fresh perspective of our young people. This belief is what fuels our belief and commitment to Positive Education.
By helping our young people see themselves as stewards of their educational journey, connected to the ways that they can make authentic contributions to their communities, this has the potential to change the world.
Want to Join In?
Want to Join In?
We would love to have you help. We just launched this effort in May 2022, so here is where we are right now.
Have a success story to share? Great! Email us.
Want to contribute to our leadership team? We welcome PosEd teachers, leaders, and program creators who are moving this work forward. Contact us.
Know of an organization who we should be talking to? Thanks for the intro.
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