Get GRIT
Program

 The four elements in the Get GRIT Program will teach your child the most important skills in life. 

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Getting Along

 

This element involves children learning the skills to get along with other people and better understand relationships.  By building positive relationships with others, children will be happier and more fulfilled and feel more supported and connected. 

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Children will learn how to:

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• Establish and build positive relationships

• Maintain friendships

• Work collaboratively

• Negotiate and resolve conflict

• Be assertive

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Resilient Thinking

 

This element involves children learning the skills to persevere in the face of setbacks and frustrations, to be grittier, more positive and optimistic.  Children are taught resilient thinking skills to reduce stress, anxiety and negative thinking. Training children to be aware of their internal dialogue and their thinking patterns fosters resilience by helping them to better manage life’s inevitable disappointments.

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Children will learn how to:

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• Persevere to overcome frustrations

• Bounce back from adversities

• Build resilient thinking skills

• Change negative thoughts to positive thoughts

 

Identifying Emotions

 

This element involves children developing awareness of their own emotions and others.  Self-awareness, the cornerstone of emotional intelligence, is the ability to recognise emotions and their impact on both yourself and others. Empathy builds on self-awareness and is a fundamental skill essential to successful relationships and interactions. 

 

Children will learn how to:

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• Recognise emotions

• Regulate and manage emotional responses

• Recognise personal qualities and achievements

• Manage anxiety

• Manage anger

• Understanding others' emotional states and needs (empathy)

 

Take Responsibility

 

This element involves teaching children to take responsibility for their learning by developing a mindset of growth, persistence and optimism. Changing the way a child perceives their own abilities and potential can drastically improve their performance. Too often children live in the now rather than the yet and as a result they focus on their limitations rather than their potential.

 

Children will learn how to:

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• Develop a growth mindset

• Make positive and responsible decisions

• Develop self-discipline

• Set goals

• Take risks