The Flourishing Student — Applying PERMA+4

The Problem

"University asks a great deal of you all at once: studies, friendships, money, sleep, a sense of purpose. It is hard to know where to begin. This course gives you the whole map first, shows you where you stand today, and lets you start wherever it matters most to you."

What you'll achieve

Outcomes you can expect

Draw your Well-Being Flower and see where you stand across nine areas
Try proven practices in each area and keep the ones that suit you
Watch your self-checks move over time
Leave with a lasting well-being plan and know which deeper course to take next

The science behind it

What you'll learn

The nine building blocks of PERMA+4, from positive emotions to economic security
How to protect attention and find more flow
How to move goals forward with grit and your strengths
How sleep, movement, food, spaces and money shape how you feel and study

What's included

Everything you get

85 interactive tools across 11 modules
A private self-check at the start of each module, saved so you can watch it move
A Foundation Note and a Course Materials reader for every module
Fillable PDF workbooks for every practice tool, kept on your own device

Who it's for

The right fit

Designed for For any university student who wants to flourish, not just cope: first-years finding their feet, students rebuilding momentum, and high achievers who want to sustain it.

The hub of the student wellbeing pathway. Rather than going deep on one thing, it shows the whole picture of flourishing at university through PERMA+4: Martin Seligman's PERMA, extended by Stewart Donaldson with Physical Health, Mindset, Environment and Economic Security. You draw your own Well-Being Flower, work through a starter kit of proven practices in each of nine areas, and finish with a lasting well-being plan. Take it as a short taste or as a full-semester tour.

Common questions

FAQ

How long does it take?

A short taste, drawing your flower and trying a module or two, is a few hours. The full tour is all eleven modules over a semester.

Who is the course built on?

Jana Koci and Stewart Donaldson's PERMA+4 work, and the primary research behind each building block, including Fredrickson, Csikszentmihalyi, Frankl, Duckworth and Dweck.

What if I want to go deeper in one area?

Your flower points you to the areas worth growing, and to the courses that go further, such as Grow a Gritty HERO's Mindset for the Mindset area.

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Your map of the whole of student wellbeing, and where to start growing

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