After 33 years outside the formal education system, I stepped back in again last Friday with the first weekend of my two-year part-time MSc in Applied Positive Psychology.
Impressions as they come ....
An extraordinary range of nationalities on the course - I counted 18: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lithuania,Taiwan, Thailand, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA - with Brits of Welsh, Bangladeshi and Punjabi origin.
Meeting somebody on the course who lives just a mile from me in Bradford-on-Avon.
The vim, vigour and passion of Dr Kate Hefferon.
Three excellent graduands who shared some of their insights to help us on their way - Vera, Chris and Darren.
A fascinating talk on stress by Professor Angela Clow from the University of Westminster.
A very handy stats and research primer from Dr Joan Painter.
A spectacular late entrance to a lecture by Hanna with Victor and Manus in tow.
The surprising and welcome discovery that PP is interested in moral considerations.
Great chats with Ed, Mega, Dave, Denis, Hanna, Ruo Lin, Lindsay and Francesca, to name but a few.
Now down to the reading.
