Perspectives on Flourishing in Schools

Sabre Cherkowski is associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British ColumbiaKeith Walker is professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan

Flourishing schools is an inspiring vision for education. With an emphasis on wellbeing, the concepts of flourishing and thriving are powerful motivators for positive change in schools. This book provides both the research and practices that educators will find helpful in realizing that change.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Ways Forward with Flourishing in Schools, Sabre Cherkowski and Keith WalkerSection I: Flourishing in SchoolsChapter 2: Care in Educational Leadership: Developing Capacities and Skills for Looking In and Looking Out, Sarah Shepherd Chapter 3: Flourishing in all Seasons: Thriving in Discomfort and Uncertainty, Jennifer Watt Chapter 4: What Would it Take to Bring Joy Back into the Lives of Teachers and Students?, Kathryn Hibbert, Susan Rodger, Peter Bates, Karen Hellerman, Mary Ott, and Maggie RodgerChapter 5: A Comprehensive Health Approach within Flourishing Schools, Stephen Berg, Brent Bradford, and Daniel B. RobinsonChapter 6: The Impact of Positive School Climate on Student Wellbeing and Achievement, Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Don Klinger, and Alicia Hussain Chapter 7: Learning is Our Moral Imperative: My Prairie Spirit Classroom, Lori Jeschke, Reagan Olson, and Bob Bayles Section II: Students’ Flourishing in SchoolsChapter 8: Assessing Student Well-Being and Well-Becoming: Accounting for Student Voice, Thomas Falkenberg Chapter 9: Critical Factors for Youth Thriving: The ARC Model, Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Jeffrey MacCormack, Nishad Khanna, Stoney McCart, and John FreemanChapter 10: The Dream: Community Service Learning for all Students, Roberta Campbell-Chudoba Chapter 11: Co-Curricular Inquiry: Knowledge-Building for Well-Being, Margaret Macintyre-Latta with Julian KaftanChapter 12: Growing Community One Play at a Time: How an Experimental Theatre Project led to Flourishing, Rebecca Stroud Stasel Chapter 13: Physical Literacy and Flourishing (within) Canadian School Communities, Daniel B. Robinson, Elizabeth J. Durden-Myers, and Stephen BergSection III: Teachers’ Flourishing in SchoolsChapter 14: Four Research Learnings in Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Philosophy: An Essay about Helping Teachers and Students Flourish, Jim ParsonsChapter 15: The Journey Toward a Sustainable, Site-specific Wellbeing Education Subject, Louise SullivanChapter 16: Building a Well-Being Plan for Teachers, Lynn Hiscoe Chapter 17: Supporting Rural Beginning Teacher Flourishing: A Mentorship Approach Tracy Dollansky, Lynn Lemisko, and Laurie-Ann HellestenSection IV: School Administrators’ Flourishing in SchoolsChapter 18: Ontario Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Well-Being and Coping Strategies in the Context of Work Intensification, Fei Wang, Katina Pollock and David Cameron Hauseman Chapter 20: Flourishing through Self-Care—One School’s Case Study, Karine Veldhoevn Chapter 21: Flourishing School Communities in Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, Ingrid Robinson and Denise Toney Chapter 21: Growing the Potential of Flourishing Schools through Graduate Education Leadership Programs, Vicki Squires Chapter 22: Purposeful Hiring Practices and Leadership Development: The Prairie Spirit Way, Bob Bayles, Roberta Campbell-Chudoba, and Noel Roche Chapter 23: Development of the Leading with Heart Program, Amy BurnsChapter 24: Stories from Three Flourishing Jamaican Primary Schools, Wilfred Beckford Chapter 25: Flourishing in Vibrant Schools, Davis Clement, Megan Tschannen-Moran, and Ufuk ErdoganChapter 26: Epilogue: Concluding Remarks, Keith Walker and Sabre Cherkowski