Introduction

The course, Positive Psychology for Every Teacher, took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in February 2019. 

As a primary teacher who has just moved into special education, and is working predominantly with children with strong social/emotional needs, this course provided an opportunity to learn about a range of areas associated with promoting well-being in children and adults:

- Mindfulness

- Empathy

- Self-awareness

- Coping with emotions

- Communication

- Interpersonal relationships

- Creative thinking

- Critical thinking

- Decision making

- Problem solving

As well as this, the course gave me a chance to meet up with fellow teachers from Finland, Latvia and the Czech Republic. In doing this, I was able to learn about the advantages and challenges experienced by participants in the education systems in their countries, and share different ideas, tools and methodologies for promoting well-being amongst students. 

Course Structure

1. Teaching Character

The course commenced with an examination of the essence of character, and focused then on the use of stories to teach:

- character strength

- virtue 

- humanity and

- dedication

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one"

- Marcus Aurelius