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Learning

We, teachers and children, all have talents, but we don't always know what they are. As a result, talent is sometimes a difficult concept to grasp - but one that we need to understand if we are to make the most of our lives. Go with your Talent will help teachers and children to search for their talent and will allow them to make the right choices once they have found their talents. The road to self-fulfillment and authenticity means focusing wholeheartedly on the things that we are good at. Going with your talent acts as a kind of life insurance, helping us to maintain our desire to work and learn. Go with your Talent provides children with tools and principles on how to use their talents in school and in life in general.Just as ‘genes’ there exists an exhaustive set of ‘talents’, from which each individual either possesses. There are therefore talents that we are strong in, and those that are just dormant. It is when we, as individuals, tap on our strong talents that we perform to our best and in the process, enjoy it too! On the flip side, if our work entails us to use those talents that we do not possess, we invariably underperform and get frustrated. It is when children use their talents that they truly shine. If every child could know what their talents really are and use them, they are more confident and develop a positive self-esteem. As individuals it is a paradigm shift towards an efficient way to cooperate and interact in a positive and constructive manner. It is about discovering your own talents but at the same time acknowledging the ones you need in order to perform better. The awareness of both opens new possibilities for you and the team around.

Activities

The teachers will learn to use the tools Go with your talent provides and learn about the principles on how to help children use their talents on school.

Objective

At the end of this meeting the teachers will be able to help preschool children to discover their talents but at the same time acknowledge the ones they need to work on to perform better. They will be able to explain to their colleagues how to work with the talents of every child. They will have an insight in how teachers in Belgium use the talents of the children in their daily practice and communication to parents and what the added value of using the talent approach is.