Skip to main content
Home
  • About
    • Principal's Message
    • Governance
    • Results and Achievements
    • History
    • Lutheran Education
    • Annual Reports
    • College Strategic Plan 2020 - 2024
    • Facilities
    • Cyclones
    • Privacy Policy
  • Our Schools
    • Early Learning Program
      • Leanyer Campus ELC
      • Howard Springs Campus ELC
      • Service Learning
    • Primary Years Programme
      • IB Primary Years Programme
      • Service Learning
      • Languages
      • The Arts
      • Physical Education & Sport
      • Music
      • Outdoor Education and Camps
    • Middle Years Programme
      • IB Middle Years Programme
      • The Year 6 Learning Community
      • Inquiry Based Learning
      • Service and Action
      • Assessment and Reporting
      • MYP Projects
      • MYP Subjects
        • The Arts
        • Christian Studies
        • Design
        • Individuals and Societies
        • Language Acquisition
        • Language and Literature
        • Mathematics
        • Physical and Health Education
        • Sciences
        • Arts and Design Subject Selection
      • Key Contacts and Sources
      • Policies and Procedures
    • Senior Years Program
      • NT Certificate of Education & Training
      • NTCET Subjects
        • The Arts
        • Business, Enterprise & Technology
        • Cross-disciplinary
        • English
        • Health & Physical Education
        • Humanities
        • Languages
        • Mathematics
        • Science
      • University and TAFE / VET Entry
      • Vocational Education & Training / CAP
      • Career Pathways
      • Outdoor Education and Camps
      • Student Leadership
      • Service Learning
      • PE & Sport
    • Bring Your Own Device
    • Learning Enrichment
    • College Houses
    • Student Showcase
  • Enrolments
    • College Prospectus
    • College Fees
    • Term Dates
    • Uniform Shop
    • Supporting Defence Families
  • Wellbeing
    • Visible Wellbeing
    • Positive Education
    • Positive Psychology
    • Positive Education and Christianity
  • News & Events
    • Latest News
    • Latest Events
    • Newsletters
  • Community
    • Community Involvement
    • Old Collegians
    • Canteen - 'The Good Cafe'
    • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
    • Newsletters
  • Contact
    • Outside School Hours Care
    • Bus Timetables
    • College Feedback
    • Employment
  • Search

Portals

  • College Library
  • Parent Portal
  • Staff Portal
  • Student Portal
Positive Education

Positive Education

Main navigation

  • About
  • Our Schools
  • Enrolments
  • Wellbeing
    • Positive Education and Christianity
    • Positive Education
    • Positive Psychology
    • Visible Wellbeing
  • News & Events
  • Community
  • Contact
  • Search

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Wellbeing
  3. Positive Education

Positive Education

 

Positive Education brings together the science of Positive Psychology with teaching and organisational best practice to create the environment and teach the skills of wellbeing which promote positive mental health for staff and students. 

Mental illness, in particular anxiety and depression, are significant problems in developed societies and the onset of these conditions is being diagnosed at increasingly earlier ages. Good Shepherd therefore has both a need and a responsibility to take positive action to promote wellbeing in our community, nurturing individual and group resilience to these conditions. Research shows that Positive Education programs decrease stress and anxiety as well as increase self-efficacy, self-esteem and optimism which are the foundations of resilience.  

A recurring theme within education and psychological research is that motivation to learn and optimal achievement is linked with higher levels of wellbeing. A focus on developing individual strengths within mutually respectful relationships and connectedness within our community is a key factor in teacher effectiveness, student achievement and academic performance. The research suggests that when Positive Psychology based programs are applied in schools, student engagement, wellbeing and academic performance are significantly enhanced.

Positive Psychology at Good Shepherd therefore seeks not only to enhance wellbeing and buffer against mental illness, but to develop the skills and attitudes to enhance individual and collective performance and achievement.

An Informed Scientific Approach

A distinguishing feature of Positive Education is its firm scientific foundation, drawing on empirical research findings from the fields of psychology, neuroscience and education. The Positive Education program at Good Shepherd is exclusively founded in this scientific research and includes processes to gather data in order to measure and evaluate program progress and effectiveness. 

 

Start your journey today

We welcome your child to start their learning journey with Good Shepherd - wherever they are in their education.

Enrol with us

Need more information?

We would be delighted to send you additional information, or answer any questions you may have.

Request information

Contact us

Postal Address

PO Box 1146

Howard Springs

NT 0835

Phone

08 8983 0300

Fax

08 8983 0333

Email

admin@goodshepherd.nt.edu.au

HOWARD SPRINGS CAMPUS

Corner of Whitewood Road & Kundook Place, Howard Springs NT

PALMERSTON CAMPUS

Corner of Temple Terrace & Emery Avenue, Palmerston NT

LEANYER CAMPUS

94 Leanyer Drive, Leanyer NT

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Footer copyright

  • Website by Captovate