What makes an Exceptional Whole School Student Wellbeing Program? Adrienne Baucke (Parkmore Primary School) and Saraid Doherty (Yarra Primary School) Out of the ordinary. Come away with ideas www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Finalists some of our achievements to date www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Check-in Where would you like to be if you were not here Positive Primer - makes you feel happy, lifts your mood. What other check in questions could you use? favourite season, gratitude question, something kind that happened to you, if you could have a different name what would it be, if you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Character Strengths Our Strength Profile Began with Character Strengths. Top down approach so we began with the teachers Surveyed our strengths then plotted our top 5 results. Embedded in all subjects now. Activity recently used. Identify the strengths of our team. (table group) Identify 2 top strengths you bring to the table group Look at the strengths that your table has. Discuss the diversity. www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Character Strengths Brainstorm as a table group activities you could do that use character strengths. e.g. identifying the strengths in a character from a book or movie... www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Character Strength Activities Student of the Week Strength Spotting Strength Profile Signature Strengths vs Shadow Strengths Strength ‘Shout outs’ Strength Shields Use your strength a different way Use strengths when goal setting www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Mindfulness saraid to do AKA concentration -The cultivation of moment-by-moment awareness of our surrounding environment is a practice that helps us better cope with the difficult thoughts and feelings that cause us stress and anxiety in everyday life. With regular practice of mindfulness exercises, rather than being led on auto-pilot by emotions influenced by negative past experiences and fears of future occurrences, we harness the ability to root the mind in the present moment and deal with life’s challenges in a clear-minded, calm, assertive way. www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

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Mindfulness Activities Mindfulness colouring Smiling Minds Relaxation Yoga Cloud Gazing Walking Spend time with nature Smile Breathe Brain breaks Egg timers www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Growth Mindset Maths Mindsets Survey Anyone can learn Mathematics to the highest levels. I was born with a 'Maths Brain'. That's why i'm good at Mathematics. There is often more than one way to correctly solve a problem in Mathematics. I am okay with making mistakes in Mathematics. Mistakes are important. I find myself in the learning pit often in Mathematics lessons. I believe creativity is part of Mathematics. Maths should be fun. I enjoy completing open ended tasks with more than one correct answer. Working in teams is an important part of Mathematics. Having an awareness that we all have fixed mindsets but can shift to a growth mindsets More energising to have a growth mindset in some things than others. accepting when you are in the dip and a fixed mindset is taking over. considering the self talk that helps get you out of the dip/fixed mindset. www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Growth Mindset What activities promote a growth mindset? www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Growth Mindset Activities What I say to get me out of the dip? Who can help me get out of the dip? The strengths that can get me out of the dip Make a growth mindset poster. ‘I can’ poster Identify people who have demonstrated a growth mindset When my growth mindset helped me. www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

Summary Top down approach Begin with small steps Growth mindset Celebrate your successes Be courageous Integrate and Embed – don’t add on Takes time Believe www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018

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Parkmore Primary School. Yarra Primary Jolimont Road Parkmore Primary School Yarra Primary Jolimont Road 68-76 Davison Street Forest Hill Richmond Baucke.Adrienne.m@edumail.vic.gov.au Doherty.Saraid.d@edumail.vic.gov.au www.PESA.edu.au © PESA 2018