Ian Morris

Ian has been a teacher in secondary schools since 2001. He conceived and runs the Well-being programme at Wellington College where he also teaches Philosophy and Religion. Ian has published a book about the teaching of happiness and well-being in schools called Learning to Ride Elephants and has forthcoming articles arguing that well-being is the principal aim of education. Ian lives in Berkshire with his wife Georgie and their 2 young children Olivia and Felix.

Related Sessions
Sunday 21 October 2012, 3.15pm Garden Room

Publications

Learning to Ride Elephants

‘Going Beyond the Accidental: education, happiness and the Wellington College experience’ in The Oxford Handbook of Happiness’

‘A place for well-being in the class room?’ in Positive Psychology: Research, Applications and Interventions for Children and Adolescents

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