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In September 2024, Tilda Tries Again by Tom Percival was read to all pupils. The story sends out to message of how to be resilient and to face challenges with a 'can do' approach. This inspired the pupils to think about a skill that they find challenging and set themselves personal, achievable targets to meet their goals.
In January 2024, How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers was read to all pupils. The pupils thought about a skill that they would like to improve, giving careful thought about how they would achieve this during this academic year.
In March 2023 we had a visit from Bart Gee. Bart was born with a rare physical disability called arthrogryposis which means that he has weak muscles and stiff joints. After Bart was born, doctors said he would never walk and may not even have the strength to be able to sit up independently. Bart started to walk when he was three years old, and has learned to drive, play the piano and has participated in multiple triathlons for charity.
Bart spoke to the pupils about how, to him, words like ‘difficult’ and ‘hard’ meant ‘possible’ and encouraged the pupils to think the same when they face challenging situations. The pupils enjoyed their assembly and sessions with Bart ‘breaking limits’, understanding how they could embrace difficult situations with a new mindset in the future!
“I liked it when he showed us how to write without bending your fingers.”
“I liked shuffling over to the bench because it was hard (but possible!), and I learnt how to do it.”
“ I liked it when Bart showed us how he learnt to walk using the wall because it was interesting.”
“I was inspired by how he had learnt to play the piano.”
“I thought that Bart is inspirational. I was chosen to demonstrate to everyone how to stand up from the floor how Bart does, and it was a lot harder than I thought! It was very challenging but once I figured out the way to do it, I managed to do it! I was proud of myself for being perseverant and not giving up.”
“I really enjoyed the assembly and workshop. I thought it was interesting to learn how Bart writes- it was great to have a go myself. Although my writing was very messy, I persevered, and I’ve learnt that everything is possible!”
“I thought Bart is an inspiration to everyone. He has inspired me to never give up and be Perseverant. In the workshop I really enjoyed shuffling across the hall- but it was harder than I thought it was going to be. Thank you, Bart, for being an inspiration!”
“I loved how Bart talked about how although sometimes things can be hard, they are still possible if we are perseverant.”
“The assembly and workshop were very inspirational because we could see that Bart can do anything he puts his mind to. His disability does not get in the way of him achieving his goals.”
“I loved it when Bart showed us how he lifted his cup of tea. His way of doing things is different but they work really well!”
