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[#WellTeachers] Newsletter Roundup | Spring, recent happenings & taking up Mandarin as a hobby? (See the P.S.) | Well Teachers

Published 21 days ago • 1 min read

14.3.25

I hope March has been good for you so far. It's been a time of reflection and introspection here for me in Chitral.

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Some have gently prodded me to say that they haven't received an email in a while - and I'm glad they did.

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It's a foundational part of keeping in touch with you as someone who has shown interest in the work we are doing at Well Teachers on personal development and wellbeing.

While most of my energy and focus has been on the members of The Well recently, I am working to make this email for you an uplifting, interesting roundup of good things going on with teacher wellbeing as our guiding focus.

I hope you enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend ahead.

Warmly,

Sumbella

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🎙️Podcasts from the Past

Tune in to the latest from the Well Teachers podcast:

  • ​Episode 10 - 3 areas I'm investing into - People, Places, and Property
  • ​Episode 9 - Securing international work independently from Pakistan, upskilling, career pivots & the CELTA with Sabahat Farooq
  • ​Episode 8 - 4 things that kept me up at night working in education, and 4 things that would have helped

💭 Quotables

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📣Announcing: The Mandarin Hobby Course

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The problem with being a busy teacher is that you often have no time or energy for fun hobbies. Without hobbies, you lose chances to connect, learn, and even miss out on making friends.

One of the ways we're tackling this is through our Mandarin hobby course. It's a homework-free, pressure-free, small-group learning experience designed to be a fun way to start weaving in a hobby into your life.

If interested to join, more details are here.​

That's it for now - we've been updating the website, too, which you can check out here:

wellteachers.org​

Have a great weekend ahead,

Sumbella

Sumbella

Community Lead @ Well Teachers

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