Playing to Win By Dr Helen Street
“It is time we stopped thinking of free time as ‘time out’ for kids and realized that it is a vital path to adult…
Aims & Ideals
Communication with kids the key to preventing cyberbullying By Beth Gigger
The internet offers a wealth of learning and leisure opportunities for children. Increasingly, children are online and connected and for most, the experience is…
Bringing Positive Education to your bookshelf
Neil Porter and Dr Helen Street are helping you take home a little piece of Positive Schools 2014. Better than OK: helping young people…
Preventing bullying in our schools Local schools urged to focus on early intervention
Local schools urged to focus on early intervention Principals Australia Institute is calling on all schools across Australia to focus on bullying prevention. The…
Rice study: Simple changes to homework improved student learning
Modifying homework procedures improved outcomes without altering curriculum A new study offers evidence that simple and inexpensive changes to existing courses can help students…
Stressful experiences have big, immediate effects on children’s health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Science has shown that children who experience stressful events are more likely to face poor health outcomes as adults, but new…
Moving To The Fourth Step
How technology is helping us redefine education In today’s rapidly developing world, the use of technology in education is increasingly accepted as a…
Parents, Kids & Online/Offline Sex: Time to Panic?
Too often the headlines about sexuality and sexualisation, sexting and pornography are presented along a “for or against” continuum. We read stories that titillate…
Students get chance to be ‘principal’
When it comes to building a positive school community, leadership starts from within. Inspirational leaders – be they principals, teachers or students – are…
What constitutes an intelligent individual?
Newswise — DURHAM, N.H. – John Mayer, the University of New Hampshire psychologist and internationally recognized researcher who co-developed the groundbreaking theory of emotional…