Victorian school shares the power of Positive Education

Will Longfield

By Will Longfield
Community contribution / August 16, 2018

In 2014, Geelong Grammar School (GGS) became the world’s first to add an on-campus research, training and development centre, which became known as the Institute of Positive Education. The institute streamlines an approach kicked off in 2008 that sees students valuing happiness, mental health and positive relationships as highly as their academic pursuits. Will Longfield spoke with the Director of the Institute of Positive Education (and former GGS teacher), Justin Robinson, about bringing positivity back into Australian classrooms.

An academic paper refers to Positive Education as ‘education for traditional skills and happiness’. Is it really the responsibility of ...

This story appeared in the Term 1 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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