About Me: Elke Paul (PhD)
My life has been a colourful quest to learn what it takes to become a kind, positive, and happy human being. I went through multiple university degrees, I have conducted fieldwork in corporate organizations and a variety of schools, ranging from the former prison school on Rikers Island, NYC, to the most prestigious grammar schools, I taught teenagers and adults to find their inner spark on and off the yoga mat - I wanted to learn how wellbeing could be "taught". I have lived and worked in many countries, trekked through the Himalayas with a holy man and sought out the most solitary places to go within and learn. Along this journey, I have met the most wonderful, helpful and inspiring people. They fuelled my passion for humans being at their best. All this has shaped my work as an international Wellbeing expert.
Our lives, along with our education, are changing drastically. We have to get better at making schools the place where people can truly experience, learn, and shape positive human values to save ourselves and this planet.
Career & Education
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IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association), Spirituality and Meaning Division
Board Member
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Co-Founder CreatePositive (Human Skills Solutions)
Current Position
Founder Positive Education Training:
Wellbeing Educator & Positive Education Consultant & Leadership Trainer
Current Position
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Positive Education Transformation Coordinator at BBIS International School,Berlin, Germany
2017-2019
Wellbeing Consultant & Curriculum Development at IGB International School,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2015 - 2016
Research & Program Development and Implementation: Mental Health for Teenagers , Australia
2010 - 2014
Founder & Managing Director: Energy & More Yoga Studio & Teenage Wellbeing Education Programs, Sydney, AUS
2008 - 2014
Director of Qualitative Education Research, Brown University, USA - Creative Partnerships, UK
2004 - 2007
PhD Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, Doctoral Advisory Stanford University
2000 - 2005
Community Relations, and PhD Scholarship at BMW Headquarters, Munich, Germany
1998 – 2000
Project Manager for EU School Research, University Viadrina, Frankfurt-Oder, Germany
1996 - 1997
EDUCATION
One Year Certificate in Positive Psychology & Positive Coaching
Wholebeing Institute (USA) & Geelong Grammar School, AUS
Yoga, Meditation Teacher Training
Power Living, Sydney AUS
PhD in Education, Business Studies and Anthropology
Humboldt- & Stanford Universities, Germany / USA
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Master (MA) in Comparative Education /Social Anthropology/Cultural Studies
Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany, City College of NYC, USA
Masters (Diploma) degree in Social Work /Youth
Fachhochschule Nuernberg, Germany