VBS News Net: VBS invited Ms. Duan Xinhuan, a teaching and research personnel from Longhua District, Expert Consultant at Counselling Centre for Primary and Secondary School in Shenzhen, also the senior instructor for family education to give a lecture on psychology. 

Ms. Duan introduced the background, major opinion, research topics and practice in education of positive psychology. This provided the foundation for teachers to practise the theories in education in facilitating the daily teaching. 

Ms. Duan pointed out that positive psychology would study the average people as it required psychologists to view their motives, potential and ability in a more open and positive way. The research emphasis should be on positive strength of normal people possess, for teachers that would be keeping a keen eye on students. Positive psychology researched on six qualities and 24 personalities by focusing on the happiness of humans. The research keywords were optimism, happiness, self-respect, confidence, hope, significance, subjective happiness and satisfaction of life. Longhua District achieved positive results by implementing positive education at the moment.

Positive psychology proposed to focus on both happiness and education - the development of both academic abilities and personality. The practice of positive psychology in education would focus on the future, positive emotions, social responsibilities, purpose of life, healthy relationships with peers, achievements, mentality and freedom. VBS would strive to cultivate students sound personality by putting positive education into daily school education.

Principal Yang hoped teachers nurture students' calibre based on VBS cultivating goals and positive psychology theories while maintaining the mindset to thrive. They should also contribute to the exploration of realising the cultivating goals of sound personality, Longhua District positive education and leapfrog development of VBS.

Author/Photographer: Linda

Translated by DC Lai