Resilience for Kids 8-10: The Power of Yet
Kids
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Learning
Focusing on resilience and growth mindset, the10-Part Series Online Resilience Sessions are for children ages 8-10 and focus on how to face challenges, handle mistakes, deal with adversity and thrive in an ever changing world. Kids will learn all about a growth mindset and how to deal with any type of challenge. “Do you ever have negative or unhelpful thoughts?” Kids will find out how to deal with these and how to listen in to much more empowering thoughts instead. Sometimes we all get scared about making mistakes, but mistakes can actually help us learn!
Improve classroom learning
Developing resilience and a growth mindset can affect a child’s attitude and can also improve the way they learn in the classroom. Taking risks, dealing with setbacks, and pushing themselves to achieve more are all outcomes which can positively impact their education and attainment.
Developing Resilience
Helping your child to develop their resilience is one of the most effective ways to help them thrive at school, home and beyond. By developing a growth mindset, children can learn to push themselves outside of their comfort zone, embrace new experiences, challenges and persevere in areas that might not be their strengths. Understanding that intelligence and ability are not predetermined and that mistakes can help us learn, can have a huge impact on the way a child approaches life.
What do the sessions focus on
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset
Is your fixed mindset holding you back? What is a growth mindset? Find out how this type of mindset can help you achieve and reach your potential.
Making Mistakes
Scared of getting things wrong? Some mistakes can be marvelous; find out how they help you on your journey to success.
Neuroplasticity
Ever wondered what’s going on in your brain? Learn about the neural pathways and how your brain requires practise, mistakes and repetition before you get good at something.
Comfort Zone
We feel safe doing the things we’re good at. Stepping outside of our comfort zone can feel scary; find out why this is so important and how we do our best learning when we’re being challenged.
The Power of YET
There are things you can do today that you couldn’t 5 years ago. There are things you can’t do today that you wish you could. Learn about the power of moving from ‘I can’t’ to ‘I can’t YET’
Dealing with Unhelpful Thoughts
We all have negative thoughts that pop into our head. They are often unhelpful and not even true. Learn about the 5 thinking traps we often fall into and what you can do about it when it happens.
Mindfulness & Gratitude
Explore the positive impact gratitude can have on our everyday outlook and how being more mindful can help us connect with our thoughts and feelings more successfully. Practical exercises for you to use in your everyday schedule.
Worries & Anxiety
Learn how to manage your worries so they don’t hijack your day. Strategies to help you feel more in control of when and what you worry about.
Emotional Resilience
What does resilience look like when I’m with my friends or family? Learn how to respond to social situations with resilience and explore strategies to help you remember this approach in the moment.
Keeping Your Mind Healthy
We know the benefits and importance of keeping our bodies healthy. How can we make sure we keep our mind healthy? Explore actions we can take including sleep, diet, and connection with others.
Important:
The sessions should take place in a quiet room where there is a high bandwidth. The Role Model will run the programme from a quiet space too. It is vital that children are comfortable and able to speak openly.
Wear comfortable clothes and have a drink nearby in case you need it.
Improve classroom learning
Developing resilience and a growth mindset can affect a child’s attitude and can also improve the way they learn in the classroom. Taking risks, dealing with setbacks, and pushing themselves to achieve more are all outcomes which can positively impact their education and attainment.
Developing Resilience
Helping your child to develop their resilience is one of the most effective ways to help them thrive at school, home and beyond. By developing a growth mindset, children can learn to push themselves outside of their comfort zone, embrace new experiences, challenges and persevere in areas that might not be their strengths. Understanding that intelligence and ability are not predetermined and that mistakes can help us learn, can have a huge impact on the way a child approaches life.
What do the sessions focus on
Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset
Is your fixed mindset holding you back? What is a growth mindset? Find out how this type of mindset can help you achieve and reach your potential.
Making Mistakes
Scared of getting things wrong? Some mistakes can be marvelous; find out how they help you on your journey to success.
Neuroplasticity
Ever wondered what’s going on in your brain? Learn about the neural pathways and how your brain requires practise, mistakes and repetition before you get good at something.
Comfort Zone
We feel safe doing the things we’re good at. Stepping outside of our comfort zone can feel scary; find out why this is so important and how we do our best learning when we’re being challenged.
The Power of YET
There are things you can do today that you couldn’t 5 years ago. There are things you can’t do today that you wish you could. Learn about the power of moving from ‘I can’t’ to ‘I can’t YET’
Dealing with Unhelpful Thoughts
We all have negative thoughts that pop into our head. They are often unhelpful and not even true. Learn about the 5 thinking traps we often fall into and what you can do about it when it happens.
Mindfulness & Gratitude
Explore the positive impact gratitude can have on our everyday outlook and how being more mindful can help us connect with our thoughts and feelings more successfully. Practical exercises for you to use in your everyday schedule.
Worries & Anxiety
Learn how to manage your worries so they don’t hijack your day. Strategies to help you feel more in control of when and what you worry about.
Emotional Resilience
What does resilience look like when I’m with my friends or family? Learn how to respond to social situations with resilience and explore strategies to help you remember this approach in the moment.
Keeping Your Mind Healthy
We know the benefits and importance of keeping our bodies healthy. How can we make sure we keep our mind healthy? Explore actions we can take including sleep, diet, and connection with others.
Important:
The sessions should take place in a quiet room where there is a high bandwidth. The Role Model will run the programme from a quiet space too. It is vital that children are comfortable and able to speak openly.
Wear comfortable clothes and have a drink nearby in case you need it.
Audience: Kids Ages 8 - 10
Meet Our Instructor
Courtney Ward
Professional actress and has performed on stage, screen and behind the scenes all across the world. Teaching alongside auditioning over the last six years is something which Courtney finds hugely rewarding, and she has always tried to filter in life skills throughout her other subjects (performing arts and Pilates!), as she believes that important life skills can always be taken away from any subject, and that education should be a fun and passion driven experience which inspires us to constantly be curious and growing as people, no matter our age.
Courtney is still a keen learner herself, and is fascinated by history, science and medicine. (So much so, that she retook her first aid course two years earlier than she needed to – for fun!) She loves feeling like she can take a lesson away from anyone and anything, and hopes she can share that enthusiasm!
In 2020, Courtney launched an online theatre organisation which helps professional performers and writers like herself feel as though they are supported and encouraged to thrive as part of an inclusive community where their individuality is valued and celebrated – these values are massively important to her and are ones which she continues to encourage in her classroom. Courtney is also the safeguarding leader for this company and regularly ensures that everyone is constantly feeling seen and heard, and reassured that their voices matter.
Courtney wants every child that she works with to leave her class feeling empowered and valued, and she’s extremely excited to welcome old and new faces into her classroom with her trusty cup of tea and endless supply of notebooks!
Courtney is still a keen learner herself, and is fascinated by history, science and medicine. (So much so, that she retook her first aid course two years earlier than she needed to – for fun!) She loves feeling like she can take a lesson away from anyone and anything, and hopes she can share that enthusiasm!
In 2020, Courtney launched an online theatre organisation which helps professional performers and writers like herself feel as though they are supported and encouraged to thrive as part of an inclusive community where their individuality is valued and celebrated – these values are massively important to her and are ones which she continues to encourage in her classroom. Courtney is also the safeguarding leader for this company and regularly ensures that everyone is constantly feeling seen and heard, and reassured that their voices matter.
Courtney wants every child that she works with to leave her class feeling empowered and valued, and she’s extremely excited to welcome old and new faces into her classroom with her trusty cup of tea and endless supply of notebooks!