Learning from Failures and Mistakes
Learning from Failures and Mistakes: Challenge Growth by Overcoming Obstacles is a 10-minute activity where participants watch Failure Before Success, a video where some celebrities recount how they learned from failure. They also interview an adult in their community who experienced failure and learned from it.
Planning and Preparation: This activity works with any number of participants. If the group is large, you can split into groups of 4-6 for the presentations. You will need access to a projector or screen to show the video Famous Failures Before Success. You will also need copies of Interview Planning, pens or pencils for participants, a whiteboard, screen or poster paper, and 1-2 sheets of blank paper for participants.
Developmental Relationship Element: Challenge Growth.
CASEL Competencies: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making.
Objective: Deepen understanding of Challenge Growth within Search Institute's developmental relationships framework.
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