Positivity

This term, staff and students have been focusing on positivity. Students have contributed a range of ideas on how to grow positive language and habits in young people. Research shows that people who think optimistically see the world as a place packed with endless opportunities, especially in trying times. Each evening, our College Captains have been writing down three positives from their day and sharing them with students. At the recent Pastoral Care Action Group Meeting, students discussed how to grow positivity in each other. They developed a poster that is now displayed across the school. They are also interviewing students about what positivity means to them and creating a video to show at assembly.

Drama students are also working on a short piece on ‘Positivity’ to be presented at assembly. The senior music class have also promised the performance of a positive song. Some of the other ideas that students developed include:

• Concentrate on being positive at all times by thinking about what is good in this situation;
• Perform one selfless act every day to help others;
• Treat everyone nicely, even those who are rude to you;
• Control your emotions;
• Pay attention and enjoy life as it happens;
• Every morning, read or watch something that inspires you;
• Exercise for 30 minutes everyday; and
• Spend some time in the evenings on what went well.