In a recent Psychology Today blog post, Mathew A. White, Ph.D. asks “Positive Education, What’s Next?” – and predicts three major themes in positive education for 2016: Positive educational change (moving beyond classroom delivery and into change models), Positive governance (adds organizational well-being to the traditional governance models) and Positive theology (enriching theological discourse with the addition of positive psychology’s conceptual frameworks). 
For educators interested in following the international conversation surrounding positive education, IPEN (International Positive Education Network) just announced the world’s largest positive psychology festival. Planned for July of 2016 this inaugural event for educators, academics, policymakers and parents will bring together thought leaders from across the globe who “seek to help create a new kind of education that promotes both academic achievement and character development.” Visit IPEN for more information.
