A practical book on life happiness in vo

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January 21, 2023
3 min

A practical book on life happiness in VO

As a secondary school teacher, you not only influence what students learn, but also how they live their lives. Between the lines at school - or perhaps explicitly - do you want to pay attention to your students' happiness in life, but aren't sure how to go about it?

Book launch
Then read the book "In 10 Steps Happy Students. It was written by Moes (Marloes) Wagenaar and will be presented for the first time at NOT in the Jaarbeurs, from January 24 to 28, 2023. You can download a preview now at improvalley.nl with the first three chapters. At the fair you can download the book for free as an e-book at the Improvalley booth and get a physical copy at a discount.

Personal school climate
Moes explains in 10 steps what you need to do to pay attention to each other as human beings school-wide. She shows you how to eliminate preconceptions about paying attention to personal issues and how everyone can experience greater mental well-being. She also gives you plenty of inspiration to strengthen everyone's life skills. The online starter pack included with the book contains, for example, an outline for an internal training on shared ownership, chit-chat cards for at home and 180 short daily assignments to strengthen life skills.

Counseling schools
Moes is the owner of Improvalley. She is a practical philosopher, has over twenty years of experience with (applied) improvisation and has been working in the world of secondary education since 2015. She guides teachers and school leaders in forming a personal climate at school, where students and staff feel heard and seen.

Life Art
Joep Dohmen, Lecturer in Bildung at the College of Applied Philosophy and author of the book 'Being Someone - Philosophy of Personhood,' writes on the back cover of Moes' book: 'Philosophy is traditionally art of living (ars vitae) and happiness is the main goal. Moes Wagenaar has dusted off that idea and shows well in 10 steps how teachers, students and parents together can become true life artists.'

Getting Started
After reading this book, you are convinced: regardless of your school type, you cannot avoid taking preventive action for the well-being of your students. You have the desire and confidence to work on this as a team and as school leaders!

Starting small
Those who do not want to purchase a multi-year program from Improvalley right away, but first want to work with all the steps in the book themselves, for example, can also purchase a project from Improvalley for students aged 13-16. In the project Full of Confidence preventive work is done on mental wellbeing. In 4.5 hours teachers themselves, with the help of a short feature film, teaching videos and worksheets, lay a safe basis in the classroom for ownership, mental health and a nice learning climate.

A brief introduction
Does this appeal to you? Stop by Improvalley' s booth in Hall 3 to get acquainted and to get your hands on the book, and take a look at the pillar of the Vol Vertrouwen project on the innovation route. The professional jury has already announced that they found the film accompanying the project beautiful and impressive.

Surely you will come to the NOT? Register here for free admission.

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