Pioneers of Positive Education with Dr Suzy Green Series 1 - 4

Pioneers of Positive Education with Dr Suzy Green Series 1 - 4

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Pioneers of Positive Education with Dr Suzy Green Series 1 - 4 episodes

  • Interview with Dan Haesler - Cut Through Coaching & Consulting

    Dan Haesler is a coach who works with elite athletes & teams as well as corporate leaders & educators. His work centres on happier, healthier and higher performance. Dan is an international keynote speaker and regularly presents alongside industry leaders on topics of leadership, mindset, motivation and peak performance. Before moving to Australia, he was also once identified, on national TV, as the UK’s worst housemate. 


    You can find out more about Dan's work here - https://cutthroughhq.com/.


    In this episode, Suzy and Dan chat about:


    1. How Dan, who was a PE Teacher, got into Positive Education
    2. Dan's current work in school settings
    3. Greatest learnings and barriers to creating flourishing staff, students and whole school communities


    Interested in implementing Positive Education? Learn more about The Positivity Institute's services here - https://www.thepositivityinstitute.com.au/school/.

    29 min
  • Interview with Dr Peggy Kern - Centre of Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education

    Dr Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology within the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on understanding, measuring, and supporting wellbeing across the lifespan. She works with schools and workplaces to examine strategies for supporting wellbeing, and bridging gaps between research and practice. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters and has published 3 books focused on wellbeing and school belonging. You can find out more about Peggy’s work at www.peggykern.org.


    In this episode, Suzy and Peggy chat about:


    1. How Positive Education can help create a love of learning for life
    2. Peggy's latest book titled 'The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education'
    3. Peggy's latest research in the fields of Positive Psychology and Positive Education
    4. Systems-Informed Positive Psychology
    5. Hesitations that schools may have when deciding whether to implement Positive Education


    Interested in implementing Positive Education? Learn more about The Positivity Institute's services here - https://www.thepositivityinstitute.com.au/school/.

    33 min
  • Interview with Ms Anne Johnstone - Ravenswood School for Girls
    Anne Johnstone is the Principal of Ravenswood School for Girls and Deputy Chair and a founding board member of PESA (Positive Education Schools Association). She has significant experience in leadership roles in schools, and as a teacher. Anne is also an Executive Member of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia. In 2004, Anne was the recipient of a Winston Churchill Fellowship to conduct research in the United Kingdom on how to foster student resilience. She is also a winner of the Teachers’ Guild of New South Wales Award for Excellence in the Early Years of Teaching.
    33 min
  • Interview with Ms Jenni Cook - Mount Barker High School
    Jenni Cook is Deputy Principal at Mount Barker High School, an inner regional co-educational school in the Adelaide Hills. The main foci of her role are student services, wellbeing and student voice. Mount Barker High School first became involved in Positive Education in 2012 and 2013 when they worked with Professor Martin Seligman as the Department for Education’s focus school with the Adelaide Thinker in Residence Program. In 2015 the school became the Department’s Specialist School for Positive Education Teacher Training.
    31 min
  • Interview with Dr Madonna Ahern - Mt St Michaels College
    Dr Madonna Ahern is currently Deputy Principal in a large Catholic Girls’ College in Brisbane. She is co-developer of the Positive Education Program (Pos-Ed) including Life Coaching at Mt St Michaels College. She wants to see female adolescents emerge with their own suite of evidence-based resilience skills and to this end is passionate about assisting them in this area. Madonna has a Doctor of Education (QUT) in the area of positive psychology (2017).
    36 min
  • Interview with Mr Brendon Fogarty - The Outdoor Education Group
    Brendon Fogarty is the National Head of Curriculum for the Outdoor Education Group. Brendon is determined that outdoor education and adventure learning is paramount to the education of all students. That all students may have an opportunity to experience the world through exploration, reflection and experiential learning activities; in adventure camps, wilderness environments, or community settings, their lives can be positively changed.
    35 min
  • Interview with Mr Kevin Robillard - Loreto College Ballarat
    Kevin Robillard is the Learning Leader for the Felicitous Life program at Loreto College Ballarat. Kevin has overseen the implementation of Positive Education at Loreto College for Year 7 – 12 students, including the development of lesson content, introducing parent workshops, leading staff professional development, working with Year level coordinators on program initiatives, as well as consulting with the leadership team to implement positive psychology elements throughout the school.
    31 min
  • Interview with Ms Rhiannon McGee - Geelong Grammar School

    Rhiannon McGee is the Head of Positive Education at Geelong Grammar School, leading the school's wellbeing program across four campuses. Rhiannon also leads the Faculty of Movement, Wellbeing and Behavioural Sciences, incorporating positive education, psychology, health and physical education. In the past 10 years, Rhiannon has held a range of leadership roles in the area of student wellbeing. Rhiannon has completed the Masters of Education in student wellbeing, the Professional Certificate in Positive Education and the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne.

    32 min
  • Interview with Mr Alan Hope - Kurri Kurri High School
    Alan Hope is the Deputy Principal of Kurri Kurri High School. Alan has been in this role for 4 years, and was previously the Head of Teacher Wellbeing at Kurri Kurri. In both roles, Alan has had a focus on establishing authentic relationships with students, parents and wider school community. Alan is also currently the lead on the implementation of a Positive Psychology program for Kurri Kurri High School and a cluster of primary schools. Alan holds an Honours Degree in Psychology.
    35 min
  • Interview with Ms Chris Shaw - Ballarat Grammar School
    Chris Shaw is Deputy Head of Ballarat Grammar School in Wendouree, Victoria. With over 20 of years of experience in Catholic and Independent schools in Melbourne, Brisbane and Ballarat, Chris has worked extensively on shaping and shifting culture within educational environments. Her role has been centred on extensive involvement in adolescent wellbeing through pastoral care programs and the development of sustainable Positive Education at Ballarat Grammar School.
    32 min

About Pioneers of Positive Education with Dr Suzy Green Series 1 - 4

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n this podcast series, Dr Suzy Green, CEO of The Positivity Institute, interviews Australian pioneers and leaders in Positive Education. Interviewees share their experiences, key learnings and…