Our club values
Growth MindsetThe brain is like a muscle; the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Research has shown that girls, especially bright girls, are particularly vulnerable to developing a Fixed Mindset, the belief that intelligence is innate and therefore cannot change. This mindset has been shown to limit creativity and risk taking, and cause self esteem problems. Growth Mindset sees obstacles as challenges to learn from. Trial and error and the iterative process, both inherent in Tinkering, can help girls understand that they CAN learn more, and mistakes don't equate failure.
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Role ModelsFind them. Be them. One of the most valuable factors in success is knowing it's possible. Seeing the people who have done it before you is not only inspiring, but mind opening. Whether its your mother, your sister, or a woman from history the textbooks have forgotten, there are role models out there for everyone.
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