Resilience

Outcomes

• to help students understand the power of sustained effort through developing a growth mindset
• to develop grit so that students persist in the face of challenge & adversity
• to build students’ capacity to handle academic challenges when they find themselves in the learning pit
• to redefine setbacks & failures so that students perceive them, not as something to avoid, but as a necessary part of the learning & growing process

Year Levels

7 – 12

Time

60 – 90 minutes

Power to Persist is a unique program designed to develop resilience & grit in students. Students that are equipped to deal with setbacks, disappointments & failure in a healthy way, are able to handle the pressures they face socially, academically & emotionally; both within & outside of school.

Research suggests that students with a growth mindset develop grit. After explaining neuroplasticity to students in this seminar, they understand that their ‘brain is like a muscle’; it changes & grows when it’s worked &/or challenged. This knowledge makes them far less likely to give up & persist even when they fail, because the more effort they put in, the better their outcomes.