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Thriving Thursday: On Becoming a Growth Mindset Master at Camp<\/h3>\nThriving Thursday: On Becoming a Growth Mindset Master at Camp<\/h3>\nBy Guest Blogger Virginia (Mom Bear) Bourdeau, State 4-H Camping Specialist<\/em><\/p>\n You can teach an old Mom Bear new tricks!\u00a0 But only if she has a Growth Mindset!<\/p>\n When Mary Arnold introduced us to the Thriving Model one of the lessons was on Growth Mindsets.\u00a0 People who have a growth mindset believe they can get better at things by working hard and putting in effort.\u00a0 This theory excited me because it validated antidotal experiences I had as a 4-H parent, volunteer leader, and educator.\u00a0 If you didn\u2019t participate in Mary\u2019s training series, or need a refresher, see Carol Dweck in this YouTube video.<\/a><\/p>\n Project-based 4-H experiences encourage youth to do their best when they exhibit their work at fair.\u00a0 Some times their efforts don\u2019t quite meet the standard 4-H has set for excellence, and they receive a red ribbon.\u00a0 A red ribbon means \u201cnot yet.\u201d\u00a0 They can try again for a blue ribbon in the future, and this encourages a Growth Mindset.\u00a0 Unlike school where youth receive a grade and move on to the next lesson, 4-H challenges youth to become better. In fact, it is in our 4-H Motto: To Make the Best Better!<\/p>\n 4-H Camp is the perfect place to practice having a Growth Mindset.\u00a0 That is why one of the first lessons I developed for the new 4-H Camp Counselor and Staff Training (CCAST) program,\u00a0a series of on-line training modules, was on helping camp leaders become Growth Mindset Masters.<\/p>\n Counselors have an excellent opportunity to teach campers how to learn, grow and get better through effort with the many skill and life challenges at camp.\u00a0 When a camper says, \u201cI can\u2019t hit the bullseye.\u201d the counselor can reply, \u201cYou can\u2019t hit the bullseye yet<\/u><\/strong>!\u00a0 Tomorrow we will practice some more.\u201d \u00a0Camp leaders can help youth understand the value of putting in effort.<\/p>\n By participating in the on-line module, and the face-to-face follow up activity all your staff will be introduced to many ways they can be Growth Mindset Masters!\u00a0 The follow up activities for this module include a PowerPoint developed by Woody Davis and a lesson from ACA\u2019s Camping Magazine, You are what you think. Growth mindsets at Camp.<\/em><\/p>\n If you haven\u2019t delved into the CCAST program yet, I hope you will soon.\u00a0 The ten (and growing) on-line Articulate Storyline modules serve as a topic introduction, and help increase the number of contact hours we have with our camp counselors and staff.\u00a0 4-H Educators in Oregon can access the CCAST Modules<\/a> directly. Others are welcome to use the models as well, please just send me an email for access: virginia.bourdeau@oregonstate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n The modules, however, are not intended to stand alone.\u00a0 They are to be followed by a face-to-face session that allows the 4-H educator or camp director to put their own \u201cspin\u201d on the topic to fit their camp\u2019s culture and needs.\u00a0\u00a0 The face-to-face lessons and handouts are in an OSU Box file.\u00a0 Contact me if you need access.\u00a0 If you develop PowerPoint presentations or other resources as you use these modules please send them to me to add to our Box CCAST file.<\/p>\n Happy Camping! Mom Bear<\/p>\n Thriving Thursday: On Becoming a Growth Mindset Master at Camp By Guest Blogger Virginia (Mom Bear) Bourdeau, State 4-H Camping Specialist You can teach an old Mom Bear new tricks!\u00a0 But only if she has a Growth Mindset! When Mary Arnold introduced us to the Thriving Model one of the lessons was on Growth Mindsets.\u00a0… Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/youththriving\/files\/2018\/10\/Virginia-279x300.jpg?resize=225%2C242\")
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