For Teachers & Principals
I was one of the authors of The Wellness Priorities Survey Project, Dec 2000. The design was completed by a team at Reynolds Secondary School, Victoria, BC, Canada. The foundation was the Wellness Wheel. The 7 Cs that lead to success in schools: Concentrating on...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
The Mental Health Foundation in the UK have published a report on Relationships in the 21st century: the forgotten foundation of mental health and wellbeing. From the website: People who are more socially connected to family, friends, or their community are happier,...
For Teachers & Principals
The US’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described the characteristics of an effective health education curriculum according to reviews of effective programs and curricula and experts in the field of health education. These characteristics are all...
For Teachers & Principals
The US’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention has produced an excellent strategy guide: School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth (PDF). Families, schools and communities all need to work together to create an environment...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
Carol Dweck, a renowned psychologist, researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you...
For Parents, For Teachers & Principals
CDC Healthy Schools (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – US) have published an informative report on Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Curriculum. Countries have direct contact with the major portion of young people aged 5 to 17 years...