Home Schooling and Growth Mindset
A strange but exciting time is upon us. One of possibilities and growth. At times, it will be frustrating but at others - so rewarding. Home schooling is here! The…
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April 2, 2020
“I’m rubbish at this!” – Why the way your children talk to themselves matters
Why is it that some children are willing to persevere at a task until they succeed whilst others give up very easily - sometimes after only trying once? We all…
March 15, 2020
What is a Mantra and Why Are They Important?
A mantra, otherwise known as an affirmation is a positive statement we say to ourselves to encourage ourselves towards a certain behaviour. For instance, if you are doing a difficult…
March 8, 2020
How Cape Ability Began
I am very privileged to be a primary teacher in an outstanding primary school where our ethos is one of nurture and growth for staff and children. As a staff,…
June 12, 2019
What is Growth Mindset?
At the heart of our approach is a deep belief in growth mindset. This is the belief that you can ‘grow’ your intelligence in any subject or skill. You can…
May 30, 2019
I BEE-lieve!
Bobby’s mantra is ‘I believe I WILL learn.’ We must give the message to our children that any skill is attainable to them if they have this attitude. It is…
May 29, 2019
Help your child to believe in themselves
Nurturing Enthusiasm
Often, children that do not demonstrate enthusiasm appear that they cannot be bothered or are a bit ‘laid back!’ However, there is normally a lot more to it than this.…
May 29, 2019
Show Your Child that ANYTHING is Possible!
‘Try, try, try to catch that fly!' is Sadie's mantra. We must give the message to our children that any skill is attainable to them if they have this attitude.…
May 29, 2019
Sadie’s Superpower – Resilience!
As we discussed in our previous article, Resilience is the foundation of the Growth Mindset. Children give up easily for many reasons. Often it is because they have never been…
May 29, 2019
Resilience (and How Your Child can Thrive)
One of the foundational capabilities in our Growth Mindset series is Resilience. This capability is so crucial, because if a child is resilient they will persevere when they find something…
May 29, 2019