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How to make a good first impression, how many of our beliefs and values are learned before we are eight years old and how to challenge yourself were among the topics up for debate at a workshop at Wellington College this week.
The workshop was run by ‘Orange Tie’ speaker Steve Beckles-Ebusua for state school students who had previously visited the college for an Outdoor Education day.
The initial day had focussed on building teamwork and resilience and the follow-up day looked at self confidence and decision-making, with Steve encouraging students to break through the barriers that stopped them from contributing in class.
Afterwards one student said: “I thought it would be boring but it has been good. I’d recommend this day and I learned not to be scared to speak out.”
And a teacher added: “Thank you so much to you and your staff for making us feel so welcome today and inviting us to a fabulous event. The students were chatting about it in the mini bus all the way back to school.”
The 34 students from Collingwood, Tomlinscote and Winston Churchill schools will be invited to return to Wellington for a third event in the Boost project, which has already seen results in terms of improved attendance.
The programme was designed to promote attendance and reintegration to school post Covid, and to promote self-efficacy and positive communications in young people chosen by teachers who thought they would most benefit from a positive intervention of this kind.
This year Wellington College Student Alliance is offering 15 more Outdoor Education days to member schools.
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