Growth Mindset is the belief that everyone’s most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.  The foremost expert in the field of Growth Mindset is Carol Dweck.  Check out this video to hear from her directly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ

Growth Mindset continues to be one of the key social-emotional foundations and focus for GCE students through classroom guidance lessons and learning.  The belief that we can ALL get smarter and better at anything we put our Growth Mindset to is absolutely vital to all success!  The 3 key component of Growth Mindset are: BELIEF in yourself, PERSEVERENCE and being a GOOD LEARNER.  We focus on understanding these components, recognizing them in ourselves and others, and practicing them to increase our Growth Mindset.  Additionally, the concepts of the positive power of YET and the importance of making mistakes to increase our success are also integral to a strong Growth Mindset.