Tag: resilience

Drawing #mindset #grit #resilience #flow #learning

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on February 4, 2017

I cannot draw. This has been my mindset since about 8 years of age. Aged 48, I now understand how it came to be that […]

Posted in Digital life, Education | Tagged Adobe Sketch, art, drawing, flow, grit, iPad, learning, mindset, resilience, teaching, writing | 10 Comments

Mindfulness and Grit

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 20, 2016

In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as the best predictor of success. And it wasn’t social intelligence, it wasn’t good looks, physical […]

Posted in Professional development | Tagged DHS SDD, grit, mindfulness, optimism, resilience, UoW, wellbeing | 1 Comment

7th Annual Optimism and Resilience Conference

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 18, 2015

Staff Development Days provide great opportunities to reinvigorate professional enthusiasms as well as to reflect on learning and life at school. For the last six […]

Posted in Education | Tagged optimism, resilience, SDD, UoW | 2 Comments

Nurturing Wellbeing: Sixth Annual Optimism and Resilience Conference

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 19, 2014

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Today, and I do feel a little sad about it, was our sixth and […]

Posted in Education, Professional development | Tagged "Nan Tien Temple", optimism, resilience, temple, wellbeing | 1 Comment

Optimism & Resilience: Fourth Annual Conference

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 21, 2012

It is clichéd to comment about the impossibly rapid passing of time but I do find it difficult to believe this is our school’s fourth annual […]

Posted in Education, Photography, Professional development | Tagged "Nan Tien Temple", DHS, resilience, SDD, temple | 6 Comments

Optimism & Resilience: Third Annual Conference

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 21, 2011

Our annual school conference is a special way to end the year on a high that we all look forward too. I blogged about our last […]

Posted in Education, Featured, Professional development | Tagged DHS, photography, resilience, SDD, temple, wellbeing | 5 Comments

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Our biggest fans this week: @cerysmatthews, @BiancaH80, @LilaMularczyk. Thank you! via sumall.com/thankyou?… pic.twitter.com/GpHc…

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#Orwell lived at 10a Mortimer Crescent NW6, with his wife Eileen and son Richard, until his flat was destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb. Luckily, he wasn’t home and the manuscript of Animal Farm was recovered from the rubble (only to be rejected by TS Eliot who worked for Faber). pic.twitter.com/Hqri…

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I found this memorial very affecting at Liverpool Street Station this morning as the commuters raced past on their way to work. It is a pity the sentiment does not inform contemporary policymakers much as so many children are displaced by neverending wars... #Auspol pic.twitter.com/lDkJ…

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Paying homage to JA Baker today by retracing his steps with a local fan who read my review and invited me walking: darcymoore.net/2017/… @RobGMacfarlane @jabtheperegrine #theperegrine @cityoftongues

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The Fitzroy Tavern has delightful staff and is a truly comfortable Public House for my tastes. More bookshelves with comfortable armchairs in pubs I say! 😉 #Orwell pic.twitter.com/6swW…

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The fire-ravaged Alexandra Palace was used as ‘Victory Square’ in Michael Radford's 1984 film adaptation of George #Orwell's novel #NineteenEightyfour goo.gl/images/jPV3rf

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