What is wellbeing?
Wellbeing is defined as students’ subjective experience of being satisfied with their school lives, having positive experiences at school, having positive feelings about school, and believing that what they do at school gives them some purpose and meaning.
The broader spotlight framework
The Wellbeing in Schools project will explore, study and measure student wellbeing in schools around the world to systematically learn and innovate together with both IB and non-IB schools over a three-year period. HundrED’s partners in this project are:
- International Baccalaureate (IB), Project Lead- A global leader in international education, offering four programmes that help learners (3-19) thrive and make a difference
- Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford - high-level expertise in the science of wellbeing
- Research Schools International - extensive experience in action research with schools in the area of flourishing
- The Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University - research expertise in promoting flourishing programmes globally
- Jacobs Foundation (Funder) - A foundation that invests in the future of children so that they are given the education and learning opportunities they need to thrive.
Funded by Jacobs Foundation, the project aims to turn the rhetoric of student wellbeing into an evidence-based reality, clearly embedded into systemic change through learning and innovation structures in education to support a healthy and flourishing learning environment for all students.
For more information visit the IB’s website Wellbeing in Schools and/or register for the introductory webinar on Wednesday, 7 June at 14:00 GMT (conducted in English on Microsoft Teams, French and Spanish captioning is available).