ONLINE EPV MID SUMMER COURSE - Fostering Emotional Resilience & Harmony

New DES Approved Summer Course for Primary Teachers:

OUR MID SUMMER COURSE DATES RUN FROM:

MONDAY 23rd JULY - FRIDAY 10th AUGUST.

COURSE TO BE COMPLETED IN THAT TIME-FRAME, SO YOU CAN ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SUMMER!

REGISTER INTEREST FOR FREE IN MAY & JUNE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR EARLYBIRD OFFER!

Rathú is proud to be part of the Pay It Forward movement by donating 5% of all Summer Courses to our nominated charity for 2018.

For more information about Rathú, please see our website www.rathu.ie

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At Rathú, we believe that “prevention is better than cure” and that through building emotional resilience and emotional awareness, we can nurture good mental and emotional health in our young people. Through supporting teachers create positive learning environments and hone their skills in this area, we can make a positive impact on student classroom experience and learning outcomes.

Develop the understanding of how to teach about good mental and emotional health in a way that children can relate to and understand. This approach combines practical learning strategies and activities with psychological theory. You will develop the skills to cultivate a positive classroom environment and nurture emotional and mental fitness, including building resilience, emotional awareness and agility, self-care; as well as effective child-centered mindfulness techniques. You will gain an understanding of how to identify solution-focused next steps to support the contestation of negative classroom behavior.

The course aims to lead to better quality teaching and learning, through the establishment of positive classroom environments and supporting teachers and students develop the capacity for emotional and mental fitness and self-care. This course is delivered in a practical, solution-focused, participant-led manner; and models effective teaching and learning strategies, which can then be used in the classroom. Participants are given the opportunity to reflect on their practice and implement positive changes during the course.

The course aims are:

• To learn a new range of tools which can be used personally and implemented in the classroom.
• To understand the value of mental health education.
• To explore how to engage children to learn about their mental well-being using active learning methods.
• To learn about resilience and its importance in lifelong coping skills.
• To discover how to encourage children to moderate their feelings, e.g. anger, fear.
• To understand mindfulness and how to implement it effectively into the classroom and everyday life.
• To use the skills gained on this course to complement the SPHE curriculum and promote positive behavior in the school as per SSE 2016-2020.
• To promote the potential of digital technologies to enhance learning.

Module 1

• To gain an understanding of psychological theory and how it can influence classroom practice.
• To assess current practice using Quality Framework of SSE.

Module 2

• To acquire the skills to develop a positive learning environment.

Module 3

• To acquire the skills to enrich the classroom environment with an aim to providing a calm safe space zone for teacher and student.
• To realise the potential of digital technologies to enhance the learning environment.

Module 4

• To acquire the skills to effectively challenge and modify negative behaviours.

Module 5

• To understand the value of mental health education and self-care for students and teachers.