On the back stage, children running around to get their costumes changed. The annual day that they have been practicing for over a month was finally here. It was their turn to go on stage. Amidst the frenzy I (facilitator) saw A a 6 year old sitting alone on a bench holding his stomach.
Me: A, what are you doing there? Are you okay?
A: (his eyes filled, seeming nervous) What if I exit from the wrong side by mistake?
Me: You won't, you have already practiced so well and you remember everything. Even if you forget it's ok, we'll learn from our mistake.
By then T and Ad notice us and walk toward us.
T: What happened?
Me: A is a little nervous.
T: A, I also get nervous when I go on the stage.
Ad: I also get nervous.
T: A, this is not even your first time on stage, you already finished one round. Remember, You also went on the stage for Independence day and Poetic Soiree? Don't worry, you'll do well.
A, now seemingly a little relieved, probably he felt reassured by his friends and got into his costumes and off they went for their dance.
Maybe it was a sense of reassurance from his trusted peers, maybe it was memories invoked where he had successfully done shows on stage before, maybe it was reminding him of his capabilities, or maybe it was showing that it is okay to make mistakes on the way and that he will learn from them, and maybe it was all of it combined, acting as his support system that gave him the courage to go on the stage.
Children, when given a space to grow, with a strong enabling support system that believe in them, can achieve anything they put their mind to, with hiccups along the way that they learn from.
Contributed by Yashika CG, Learning Facilitator at Sparkling Mindz Global Preschool.
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Me: A, what are you doing there? Are you okay?
A: (his eyes filled, seeming nervous) What if I exit from the wrong side by mistake?
Me: You won't, you have already practiced so well and you remember everything. Even if you forget it's ok, we'll learn from our mistake.
By then T and Ad notice us and walk toward us.
T: What happened?
Me: A is a little nervous.
T: A, I also get nervous when I go on the stage.
Ad: I also get nervous.
T: A, this is not even your first time on stage, you already finished one round. Remember, You also went on the stage for Independence day and Poetic Soiree? Don't worry, you'll do well.
A, now seemingly a little relieved, probably he felt reassured by his friends and got into his costumes and off they went for their dance.
Maybe it was a sense of reassurance from his trusted peers, maybe it was memories invoked where he had successfully done shows on stage before, maybe it was reminding him of his capabilities, or maybe it was showing that it is okay to make mistakes on the way and that he will learn from them, and maybe it was all of it combined, acting as his support system that gave him the courage to go on the stage.
Children, when given a space to grow, with a strong enabling support system that believe in them, can achieve anything they put their mind to, with hiccups along the way that they learn from.
Contributed by Yashika CG, Learning Facilitator at Sparkling Mindz Global Preschool.
#sparklingmindzglobalpreschool
#inspiringconfidentlearners
#beingchangemakers
#supportsystem
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