2018 Queensland Chapter State Conference

Congratulations to our Queensland Chapter on a very successful first state conference, held on 21 July 2018, and kindly hosted by TAFE Southbank.

120 participants attended, and we were very grateful to learn from keynote presenters Prof Lea Waters, Anne Johnstone (Principal, Ravenswood), Warren Symonds (Principal, Mt Barker High School) and Sue Chandler (All Hallows’ School), as well as several workshop presenters who very generously shared their expertise and experience.

To view the program, please click here.

Presenter slides may be accessed via the links below.  (Please note that these are provided for our members’ personal use only and may not be distributed, displayed or otherwise used publicly without the authors’ prior consent and attribution.)

“The Ripple Effect”: How positive education has transformed Mount Barker High School and become part of the school’s DNA	Warren Symonds, Mt Barker High School
Positive Education: Where to Start?	Dr Justin Coulson
Flourishing through Failure: How Positive Education informs best-teaching practice & Growth Mindset Development	Steph Langley & Shelley Martin, All Hallows’ School
Starting Small – Aiming Big	John Madden, Matthew Flinders Anglican College
Our Strength is in our Character:  How To Embed The Language And Practice Of Character Strengths In Australia’s Largest Public School – Slides Part 1, Slides Part 2	Victoria McLuckie, Marta Frazer & Paul Sochanik, Varsity College
Igniting Personal Purpose to Help Your Students Flourish Now and Into the Future	Jenna O’Connell & Mariane Power, The Posify Group
Sustaining Positive Organisational Culture	James Nelson & Tania Steward, St Andrews Lutheran College
Measuring student wellbeing. To provide individual feedback or withhold? Lessons from Flourishing at School	Jason van Schie, People Diagnostix
A Mental Toughness Program for Teens – Slides Part 1, Slides Part 2	Madonna Ahern, Kate Wilkie & Kathy James, Mt St Michael’s College
Embedding Positive Education PP-12	Susan Ahern, Townsville Grammar
Sparking Sparkling Pos Ed using Adobe Spark	Juliette Bentley, Mt St Michael’s College
How Emotions Underpin Our Sense of Accomplishment, Our Relationships, Our Engagement and Sense of Meaning And Purpose	Michael Brown, The Gap State High School
Somerville House – Student Wellbeing Survey	Julie Brunckhorst & Marisa de Jager, Somerville House
Positive Practices for Wellbeing	Aneesa Kathrada
Putting Positive Education into Practice in a Public School: The Calamvale Community College Positive Education Journey	Nerieda Anderson, Calamvale Community College
Hearts and Minds: An Evidence-Based Wellbeing Framework	Michelle McKersey, Moreton Bay College