Split – Strengthening Teacher Well-Being, Optimism & Everyday Problem-Solving

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Teachers today face a wide range of expectations in the modern educational landscape. They are asked to guide learners through complex academic and emotional challenges, support students’ well-being, motivate different personalities, and provide constructive feedback while staying calm and encouraging. At the same time, they navigate parents’ expectations, school responsibilities and external pressure from society. Teaching is often misunderstood as an “easy” job with long holidays, yet the emotional demands can be heavy and may lead to stress, frustration or even burnout.

This course focuses on a positive and sustainable approach to working in education. You will explore how to work with stress instead of against it, how to replace negative inner dialogue with more supportive thinking, and how gratitude and humour can shift daily routines. We will apply practical tools for emotional regulation, self-awareness, empathy and compassion in order to rebuild resilience and make school life more balanced and enjoyable.

Our aim is to help participants move toward a stronger sense of well-being by recognising personal strengths and setting a more positive “automatic mode” in everyday life. Through group activities and teamwork, you will experience how belonging and cooperation can strengthen emotional stability—a method that can easily be transferred to your own classroom. By identifying the traits that support resilience, we will work together to better understand how to navigate emotional ups and downs in a healthy way, both physically and mentally.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Identify personal triggers and understand everyday sources of stress

• Learn how to integrate stress in a healthy way and use it as a constructive force

• Practise distinguishing what can be controlled and what cannot

• Set a more positive daily mindset using simple affirmation techniques

• Strengthen compassion and empathy toward themselves and others—and transfer this mindset to students

• Build resilience through mindfulness and learn to appreciate the present moment

• Improve creativity and problem-solving abilities by exploring new ways of thinking

THE COURSE FEE INCLUDES

• Free guided walking tour of Split

• Full programme of study sessions (minimum 35 hours per week)

• Learning materials

• Certificate of attendance

• Europass (on request)

• Learning Agreement (on request)

• Visits to local institutions

• Personalised support

• On-site assistance from the local provider

• Free Wi-Fi

• Coffee and tea breaks

Administration costs