Integrity transpires through expressing gratitude for others, valuing honesty and openness, taking responsibility and accountability for your actions, good and bad, respecting yourself and others around you no matter where you are, and demonstrating reliability and trustworthiness.

A growth mindset is the belief that one’s intelligence and abilities are malleable and can be enhanced with the right strategies and effort. The opposite of this is a fixed mindset, where someone believes that their skills are set in stone and they cannot improve.

A crucial aspect of lifelong learning. It involves consistently assessing and regulating one’s thoughts and performance. Metacognitive skills include critical thinking, self-awareness, independent learning, and reflective thinking. The metacognitive process consists of three steps: planning, monitoring, and evaluating.

Children who are learning how to think for themselves, to love learning, to solve problems, to express how they feel, and to value their own and other’s opinion. Grit generates an understanding  the importance of working together, braving discomfort, viewing mistakes as learning tools and persevering against the odds as a team.