Programs To Build Positive School Cultures

Professional Development for Educators

Behaviour Management
How to Effectively Manage Student Behaviour and Keep Yourself Sane!

Bullying
Identify, Cope and Prevent: Three Keys for Dealing with Bullying

Values Education
Creative Tools for Teaching Values: How to Effectively Teach Values Education in Schools

Developing a Positive School Culture
The Little Things Make a BIG Difference: How to Build a Positive School Culture

Strategic Planning/Issues Facilitation
Strategic Planning and Problem Solving with de Bono's Six Thinking Hats

Motivational Presentations for Students

Values Education
Make the Six Kinds of Best Your Personal Quest: A Six Part Plan for Living a Happy and Successful Life.

Building Good Relationships
Be Kind to Others: How to Build and Maintain Quality Friendships and Relationships

Team Building and Leadership Activities
Interaction Action! Fun Team Building Activities for Students

Student Leadership
The Five Star Student Leadership Program

Professional Development for Educators

Behaviour Management
How to Effectively Manage Student Behaviour and Keep Yourself Sane!

This practical session outlines a formula for effective classroom management and emphasises the importance of a whole school approach to behaviour management. With his unique sense of humour and fun, David will give you great value by covering a comprehensive range of practical ideas and strategies as outlined in his widely acclaimed book the "Behaviour Management Toolkit." Powerful, practical ideas you can use the very next day.

Discover the EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT! . You will learn how to:

* Create a caring, safe and positive school environment
* Implement proactive preventative strategies
* Develop positive relationships among members of the school community
* Set clear guidelines of behaviour and appropriate consequences
* Develop effective procedures, roles and responsibilities for implementing an effective behaviour management plan.
* Develop resources to support a behaviour management system
* Set up rescue and support services for students and staff
* Review, reflect and plan for improvement

David Koutsoukis is the author of the Behaviour Management Toolkit and Behaviour Management Poster set. SCHOOL MASTERS also has a range of other behaviour management resources.

Values Education
Creative Tools for Teaching Values: How to Effectively Teach Values Education in Schools

The great challenge for educators these days is not only about teaching students how to learn and acquire skills in an increasingly complex word, but is also about how to help them become persons of good character. Values education in schools helps us do this.

The outcome of developing good values in students is win-win-win. It is a win for teachers and schools in terms of student behaviour, it is a win for parents who want to be proud of their children, and it is a win for students because having good values will help them lead happy and successful lives.

This workshop will give you a wide range of strategies help you effectively teach values in schools. You will:

* Discover a simple, but powerful method for teaching values.
* Learn how to teach values in a variety of contexts.
* Learn techniques that will help make the values learning stick!
* Get great ideas on how to teach values using multiple intelligence methodology.
* Learn how to incorporate the Nine Values for Australian Schooling.
* Discover a range of resources that will save you hours of preparation time.
* Learn how to make values education fun!

Developing a Positive School Culture
The Little Things Make a BIG Difference: How to Build a Positive School Culture

One of the greatest challenges in schools these days is maintaining a positive perception in the eyes of staff, students, parents and the community. This program will give you a framework of strategies to help you build and maintain a school culture that is perceived in a positive way by all stakeholders.

Discover the POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE PROGRAM!.You will:

* Learn about the contributing factors behind public perceptions.
* Discover the "Tipping Point Concept" and learn how it applies to building positive school cultures.
* Learn how to coordinate a gaggle of fragmented school projects into one congruent, consistent program.
* Recognise the need to have a ubiquitous positive message that is meaningful, consistent, memorable and repeatable.
* Discover the "Broken Window Theory" regarding poor cultures and learn how to counteract it in schools.
* Learn how to harness the energy and enthusiasm of staff, students and parents toward building a positive school culture.
* Discover that little things make a big difference.

Strategic Planning/Issues Facilitation
Strategic Planning and Problem Solving with de Bono's Six Thinking Hats

This program has a variety of applications for schools. The Six Thinking Hats model can be used to address a number of issues. Schools have used this program to address issues such as:
* Coping with change
* Strategic planning
* Problem solving
* Team health check (how are we going?)
* Teambuilding

In this session participants will follow a structured process where they examine the relevant issue/s in terms of:
* How are we feeling about this?
* What are the good points?
* What are the issues we face?
* What information do we need to progress?
* How could we get creative to address this?
* What organisation and action do we need to take?

As per usual, this FUNMAN program incorporates fun to get the job done!

The program is tailored to suit the needs of your group and can be used in conjunction with other presentations.

Motivational Presentations for Students

Values Education
Make the Six Kinds of Best Your Personal Quest: A Six Part Plan for Living a Happy and Successful Life.

This presentation outlines the "Six Kinds of Best" concept as a guiding framework for living a good life, and for the achievement of potential. It is aligned with values from the WA curriculum framework, and includes values as outlined in the National Values for Australian Schools project. This program will encourage students to respect themselves, others and the environment, and to consider themselves as lifelong learners who are committed to achieving their potential and making a positive contribution to the community.

Discover the SIX KINDS OF BEST! . Students will:

* Learn about "Six Kinds of Best" concept and how it can help them in life, school and work.
* Become familiar with the four basic needs of humans and how to fulfill them.
* Learn about the importance of developing positive relationships.
* Discover "keys" which will help guide them on a path towards a happy and successful life.

NB: The six kinds of best are: Be Kind to Yourself, Be Kind to Others, Be Kind to the Environment, Be the Learning kind, Be the Achieving Kind, and Be the Community Kind.

Building Good Relationships
Be Kind to Others: How to Build and Maintain Quality Friendships and Relationships

This presentation works on the premise that relationships are the foundation of all achievement. Successful people in this world are those who develop positive relationships with others. This program will give students key strategies to help them build and strengthen their relationships with others at school, in the home, at work and in the wider community.

Discover the THREE BAT KEYS for building great relationships.. Students will:

* Learn about the power of Karma.
* Recognise how to earn the respect of others.
* Learn how to develop good people skills.
* Discover the four things they do that will determine whether other people like them or not.
* Learn how to build win-win relationships.

Team Building and Leadership Activities
Interaction Action! Fun Team Building for Students

This practical program will take students through a wide range of ice breakers, mixers, problem solving activities, leadership games and fun team building activities. These activities are suitable for a variety of purposes in schools including: special days, student council programs, camps, socials, faction competitions or year group activities.

This program is tailored to suit the needs of your group and can be used in conjunction with other presentations.

Student Leadership
The Five Star Student Leadership Program

This program is designed for student councillors to boost their effectiveness as individuals and as a team. It aims to give them some direction and purpose to their role as student leaders, and encourages them to continue their leadership journey beyond their stint as a student councillor.

The FIVE STAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM is made up of the following modules:

1. Values Centred Leadership. How to be a good leader by being a person of good character and providing a positive role model.
2. Leading People. How to be a good leader by inspiring and harnessing the energy of individuals to work together towards worthwhile goals.
3. Public Speaking Skills. How to be a good leader by gaining the confidence of people through good public speaking skills.
4. Serving the Community. How to be a good leader by serving the school, local and global communities.
5. Continuing the Leadership Journey. How to learn and grow as a leader and achieve your leadership potential.

The program is tailored to suit the needs of your student leadership group and can incorporate team building activities.