Nurturing Students’ Character Strengths through Other Learning Experiences

Core ValuesLove

Hope Joy Thanksgiving

Intellectual

Moral Emotional

Spiritual AestheticSocial

Physical

Inspiration from ‘Geelong’ Training (2016)

Credit: Geelong Grammar School

What we already had in GHS before 2016 …

Chinese & EnglishLanguages

Mathematics

PSHE

Community Service

Central Board (The Student

Union at GHS)

Athletics

Choir

Swimming

Band

Maths CompetitionChoral Speaking

Science Fair

General Knowledge Quiz

Central Board Platform

Service in Taiwan

New Year Concert

Swimming Gala Athletics Meets

‘Geelong’ Training (2016)

Different Individual Panels/ Teams as Organizers

Reorganization + Integration

Time for change

‘Geelong’ Training (2016)

Different Individual Panels/ Teams as Organizers

Reorganization + Integration

Values Education Team as the Organizer/ Coordinator

Positive Education at GHS

English

RE

MusicP.E.

Central Board

Prefect Board

Green Club

Values Education Team (VET)

Panels

Staff

Teams

Parents

The 6 Virtues

Character Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

The 6 VirtuesCharacter Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

VET, Class Teachers, VA, Ethics & Religious Education Class Bulletin Boards

S1-S4 Learning Tours

S4 OLE Musical

STEAM Day

Religious Education

English

The 6 VirtuesCharacter Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

Central Board Platform and Voting

Fun Fair

The 6 VirtuesCharacter Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

VET - Character Day

S1-S3 Pastoral Care: “Pass It On”

VET - International Kindness Day

Community Service

Character Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

The 6 Virtues

Religious Education - Lent

Character Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004)

The 6 Virtues

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 2 3

Ash Wednesday Bible Service

6 7 8 9 10

S1-2 Reading / News Journals

Lunch performance -Chinese ensemble (wind)

Lunch performance -Duet

13 14 15 16 17

Monthly Mass

20 21 22 23 24

● Pass It On (S1) ● Hunger Meal

(PB)

Lunch performance -Band (flute)

Joyful Fruit Day

27 28 29 30 31

● Pass It On (S2-3)

● Bottle Recycling

Dancing together (covered playground)

VET - Month of HappinessRE Panel

RE Panel

Music PanelMusic Panel

Music Panel

PE Panel

Green Club+CB

English Panel

VET+PB

VET+PB

Music Panel - Lunch Performances

Green Club + CB - Joyful Fruit Day

Christmas Play

New Year Concert

• Maximize students’ participation in different activities

• Reiterate the objectives (e.g. creativity, teamwork and courage) of each activity

• Well-being of different stakeholders could be strengthened

• Strike a balance when nurturing the six virtues

Benefits of Centralized Planning

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