BELIEVING YOU CAN
is the first step to
A program building life skills and teaching healthy thinking styles for students in Upper Primary
What did students have to say about the program?
Did you learn anything useful?
“It taught me some important ways to overcome unhelpful thoughts.”
“I learnt relaxation techniques that will come in very helpful in high school and life overall.”
“I learnt about all the ways to stop yourself from being angry and to calm yourself down.”
“I learnt what anxiety is and how to cope with it.”
“I learnt that if you believe you can then you are already half way there
“I learnt that there are many different ways to solve one problem.”
Have you used any of the skills you learnt in the program
“ I use them when I need help or have problems, and when I have unhelpful thoughts.”
“I used it when I was stressed with my school work.”
“When I do my homework every night I do the relaxation strategy.”
“I stopped and checked my thoughts and changed them into something useful.”
“I used them to calm myself down when I got upset or anxious.”
“ I was playing an important soccer game and I thought we were going to lose. I changed my unhelpful thoughts and made them helpful thoughts and it changed the game.”
“When I was doing a test I used the different strategies we learnt to work out an answer.”
Do you think students at other schools should learn the program?
“It was helpful to me and I think it will be helpful to them as well.”
“Believing you can is very useful in life and is almost essential for dealing with life problems.”
“It is good because it helps you clear your mind of unhelpful thoughts.”
“You learnt all sorts of things that you cannot normally learn in school.”
“Because every school needs to learn these skills.”
“Yes because it helps with daily problems in life like bullying.”
“Yes because it teachers kids how to react and how to be calm in a bad situation.”
