Imagine a faculty and staff climate where...

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• People focus more on strengths - what’s right with themselves and others - rather than what’s “wrong”

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• Teams and individuals know how to generate multiple, flexible pathways to achieving goals

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• Employees are confident, able to handle challenges and new situations with a “can do” attitude

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• Everyone has strong coping skills and “bounce-back” muscles that help them grow through difficult circumstances

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• People view situations with realistic optimism and don’t worry about things they can’t control

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• Employees are able to generate more positive emotions and manage negative emotions effectively

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• Teams and individuals think less about problems and focus more on solutions, opportunities, and possibilities.

Jamie Robb

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Deputy Director of Academics
American School

of Guangzhou

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"The Positivity Playground has been used in many ways by teachers across the school, so I would say that it is very personalized. Teachers are collaborating with other teachers, accessing resources, and setting goals. It is an excellent way to connect with others to collaborate or share stories and experiences.

 

The goal-setting aspect helps teachers make time to focus on themselves. Teachers can set goals that are connected to their well-being. Schools have structures in place to set goals focusing on academics, so it is an opportunity to enhance balance in our lives."

Olga Van Doorn

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MS/HS Music, Head of Performing Arts

Dalian American

International School

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"The Positivity Playground is a great platform where we can share our thoughts, highlight our ups and downs, and most importantly get immediate feedback and support from our peers and/or the Positivity Playground coaches.

 

As a result, our school's staff members feel heard and supported, they realize that they are not alone with their problems, and there is always someone in this world who can offer a warm word, be a good listener, or share an encouraging idea."

Griet van Kuyck

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Assistant to the Director of

Curriculum and Development

American School of The Hague

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"Building positive reserves is what we need now and the Positivity Playground helps me to elevate my positivity ... and I can do it all at my own pace according to my own needs! I can already see a change in how some of our school community members who are a member of the Positivity Playground approach others, how they cheer each other on in the online community and strengthen their own positivity and that of others, but also how they communicate 'live' with others in a different way by being more attentive to what's positive in their collaboration or by picking up on and mentioning/acknowledging the positives in these stressful times."

Becki Bishop

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HS Health & PE Teacher
American School

of The Hague

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"Being part of a community that serves to lift others up is rewarding and good for the soul. The Positivity Playground is a great way to promote synergy in a work environment. Making wellbeing a top priority in school not only benefits the faculty and staff but has the potential to make immediate, positive changes in the lives of our students. 

Through an abundance of resources, events, topics to read, discuss, and self reflect on, the Positivity Playground has much to offer and should be implemented in all schools around the world."