Wellbeing
Wellbeing & Positive Education: Building Resilient School Communities
6 days
Wellbeing and positive education are essential pillars for creating resilient, inclusive and high-performing school communities. This course is designed for teachers, school leaders and education professionals who want to actively promote wellbeing at individual, classroom and whole-school levels.
Participants will explore the principles of positive education, drawing on research from positive psychology, resilience studies and social-emotional learning. The course focuses on practical strategies to improve student wellbeing, strengthen teacher resilience and foster a supportive school culture.
Special attention is given to building strong relationships, promoting mental health awareness, developing resilience skills and designing school-wide wellbeing initiatives that can be realistically implemented in different educational contexts.
Learning Outcomes
Participants to the course will learn to:
Understand the principles of positive education and wellbeing in schools
Identify key factors that contribute to resilient school communities
Apply strategies to improve student and teacher wellbeing
Integrate wellbeing practices into classroom routines
Strengthen relationships and school connectedness
Promote emotional safety and inclusion in schools
Design small-scale wellbeing initiatives for school implementation
Contribute to a whole-school approach to positive education
Programme
Wellbeing & Positive Education: Building Resilient School Communities
Day 1 – Introduction to Positive Education
What is positive education? Core principles
Wellbeing in modern schools: challenges and opportunities
PERMA model and wellbeing frameworks
Reflection on school context and needs
Day 2 – Understanding Resilience in Schools
What makes schools resilient?
Protective and risk factors in education
Building resilience in students and teachers
Practical resilience mapping activity
Day 3 – Social-Emotional Learning and Relationships
Role of SEL in positive education
Building strong teacher-student relationships
Empathy and emotional connection in schools
Classroom-based SEL strategies
Day 4 – Teacher Wellbeing and Sustainable Practice
Stress, workload and emotional demands in teaching
Strategies for teacher self-care and balance
Preventing burnout in school environments
Daily wellbeing routines for educators
Day 5 – Creating a Positive School Climate
School culture and its impact on wellbeing
Inclusion, safety and belonging
Conflict prevention and restorative practices
Whole-school communication strategies
Day 6 – Designing a School Wellbeing Action Plan
From theory to implementation
Group work: designing wellbeing initiatives
Sharing best practices and feedback
Final reflection and course evaluation
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course participants will receive training and engage in exercises designed to develop their skills as trainers. The provision of additional materials or resources will be determined based on the course structure and the instructor’s approach to meeting the learning objectives
Course package content:
Services and activities included in the course package are those described above. Please note that accommodation, transport, and meals are not provided.
Cancellation & changes:
Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.