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Reflections from the NZ Positive Education Conference 2018

Wiremu Gray (a draft model for wellbeing)

1:1 Hui with Damon Ritai MAC Facilitator - June

1:1 Hui with Damon Ritai - 26 June Te Puna Waiora o Hereora te ingoa o te kura. Kapahaka o Te Puna Waiora o Hereora Have written a whole new programme for Chch cultural festival Themes - Whiria te tangata haka Tira - About Breens tree of values Te Reo - Summer breeze Intermediates school comp Y7-8 Steve competition School haka Nathan composed KAIARAHI MAORI - Maori Leaders are all in kapahaka Creating spaces for teachers to be reflective about their own practice, developing deeper understanding - He Papa Tikanga, collaborative approach. Te Reo Maori across the school looking the best its looked, built capacity to teach this.  Utilising Nathan to teach Te Reo Maori Nathan using stronger members in whanau class to build sustainability by children, flourish and grow Young teacher Jess Pearce - not Maori growing capacity Whanau hui we have the Kaiarahi Maori leaders leading the korero.  Purpose at the moment for kids in whanau...

James Kerr - Lessons on Leadership from the All Blacks

Thought Leader – James Kerr Christ’s College Sunday 2 September Lessons in Leadership from the All Blacks The All Blacks – the legacy is leaving the jersey in a better place. In this moment, this present – what will your legacy be? How will you leave the world in a better place than when you found it. Wayne Smith : Leadership – exceptional success requires exceptional circumstances.   Create the right environment first.    Performance = capability x behaviour.     The results will then take care of themselves. Living your values out loud – so they become human actions. Character.    Ethos.   The Greeks – two sided coin (one side our values / the impact that it makes when it hits the page).    For the Greeks this is indivisible.    Red vs Blue.   Keeping a blue head. Ownership and inclusion = self motivation.  ...

PB4L Team Days August and September

PB4L Follow up from July Team Day Next steps - Staff Session week 4 Coke Bottle example re negative and positive comments etc Our tree - 5 values - essence/dispositions/clear relation to KC/what could stay and go? What are the 5 top behaviours that we would really like to focus in on present?  How do these align to our values? Mudmaps/Duty staff session (NM) PB4L Lead Day August The neuroscience behind acknowledgements.  The release of endorphins.  Feel good factor. Effective positive feedback to children.   What you SAY is really important - then acknowledge with a free and frequent (verbal every time!) Revise active supervision.   How's it going?   Zone one, blue court presence.  4/1 is the "cake." The free and frequent is the icing.  What is the mud map data showing us?  NM to use slideshow in a Monday afternoon session also.   4/1 focus in the classrooms also.  Focus for class...