Hello Janna,
It's great to hear your team is working to create a more positive focused terminology in the document.
The concept I've been interested in is from a scientific view of how our brains can increase our learning abilities. I've been following the work of another team at UBC the work Dr. Laura Boyd head of the Brain Research Lab and the UBC Research Cluster of Excellence in Educational Neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is how our brain is always developing and changing.
Her recent work is on educational neuroplasticity and how sleep, moderate exercise and reflection (i.e. lifestyle) have a positive effect on one's learning this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfvUmxk2GH8
Hope you can take a look when time permits,