Creating a School of Ambition - Gracemount High School, December 2009
Live-N-Learn were delighted to be asked to be part of a 3 year project with Gracemount High School in Edinburgh to develop leadership, resilience and a growth mindset in the school.
Since 2006 we have delivered our series of tailored programmes each year to S3 S4 S5 & S6 students twice a year, every year to develop a sustainable programme that has impact. The Centre for Confidence, based in Glasgow and led by Dr. Carol Craig, carried out research on the mindset of students before and after Live-N-Learn's intervention. The results demonstrated a visible shift in attitude.
Jim Cassidy, who is now the new Head Teacher at Beeslack Community High School, and organised the events at Gracemount, commented
"One of the many strengths of the Live-N-Learn programme is that their work is based on research, it's not about building self esteem, it's about building self efficacy, which is a very different issue. Whilst making young people feel positive about themselves, the Live-N-Learn team also send out the strong practical message that hard work and effort are required to achieve success."