Model of Positive Education

The St Margaret Mary’s College Model for Positive Education provides a flexible framework that facilitates the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Positive Psychology skills and knowledge in our school setting.

The purpose of the SMMC Model is to encourage and support a flourishing school community that contributes to the wider population and, in doing so, helps a greater percentage of people live optimally well.

Underpinning the model of positive education is the strengths approach. From a strengths perspective, everyone has unique abilities and capacities that help them to flourish and perform at their best (Wood, Linley, Maltby, Kashdan & Hurling, 2011) Strengths are proposed to have important benefits for wellbeing and to contribute to success in important life domains (Peterson & Seligman, 2004).

Students will explore the six virtues that positive education nurtures and promotes through the development of the following specific character strengths: