Growth Mindset

Discover how Haig Girls' School builds resilience and a love of learning in every student.

Last updated on 24 August 2026

Growth Mindset

At Haig Girls’ School, we place a strong emphasis on fostering a growth mindset, empowering students to embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, and continuously strive for improvement. Through our Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons, academic subjects, and key student development experiences, we incorporate a growth mindset approach in all that we do. This mindset encourages students to see their brains as muscles that grow stronger with effort, practice, and perseverance.

Our growth mindset messages are woven throughout our learning culture:

Mindset Matters – Your brain is like a muscle—the more you challenge it, the stronger it gets!
The Power of Yet – You may not know it yet, but with effort and practice, you will get there!
Mistakes Help Us Grow – It’s all right to make mistakes—what matters is how I learn from them and improve!
Resilience Builds Strength – When things get tough, don’t give up—keep trying, and you’ll come back even stronger!
Learning Happens Together – I can learn from others, ask for help, use different strategies, and apply feedback to grow and improve!
Challenges Help Me Grow – Every challenge is a chance to learn, improve, and become stronger!

In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to stay resilient and adaptable is more important than ever. At Haig Girls’ School, we believe that every challenge is an opportunity for growth, and through our programme, students learn that it is all right to make mistakes - they are simply stepping stones to success. By promoting resilience, self-reflection, and the value of learning together, we nurture confident, self-aware individuals who are ready to face challenges with determination and to make a positive impact in their communities.

Students collaborate on a Fixed vs Growth Mindset poster, exploring how the way we think shapes the way we learn.

Students reflected Growth and Fixed Mindsets through a colouring activity.

All smiles! Students pose with their mentors in front of a vibrant school mural, celebrating connection and community.

National sprinter, Shanti Pereira, inspired students with a talk on resilience and determination in reaching their dreams.

P4 students proudly display their 'Flip your Flop' bulletin boards, turning mistakes into meaningful learning moments as part of the Learning to Learn programme.

Students learned about turning their mistakes into learning opportunities.

Reflecting on tricky days, a student shares how not knowing how to do her work was a challenge — and how her mother's support kept her going.

Students shared on their ‘Tricky Days’ and how they overcame challenges.