Happiest Days?
Richard Millwood highlights the work of four schools, looking to increase the happiness and well-being of their pupils.
Headteacher Jeni Barnacle has transformed behaviour and performance at St Andrew's Primary in North Pickenham by adopting nurture group principles.
The principles involve creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and positive values, with great emphasis on role play and hands-on learning.
At King Harold School in Waltham Abbey, Year 10 students are undergoing "brain mapping", to find out about their individual strengths and weaknesses. The aim here is for self-knowledge to act as an important route to personal fulfillment.
At Strath Haven High School, in Pennsylvania, positive psychology has been introduced to the curriculum.
Finally, Alsop High School in Liverpool is exploring the use of humour. Professional comedian Steph Davies is building up pupils' self-confidence by running workshops in stand-up comedy.
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Facebooknickheap on 22 August 2007
This is a great video. It was so good to see schools developing the whole person and understanding that happiness is a k ...
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It made me cry!22 August 2007 - 13:03
This is a great video. It was so good to see schools developing the whole person and understanding that happiness is a key ingredient to successful learning. I am not a school teacher, but it was easy to see that the teachers enjoyed this way of working too, so everybody won.
I wonder if a bit more on the theory or assumptions behind these approaches might be helpful? Then people could invent other "happy learning" approaches.
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