'A mistake doesn’t define you. It is a problem to be faced and learnt from.’

A growth mindset student believes her ability can be developed through persistence and hard work. She is a motivated and resilient learner, adopting a ‘I can’t do it yet’ attitude and places high expectations on herself to strive to be the best learner she can be. She happily shares her mistakes in the classroom as she knows that it is through mistakes that learning happens. As a result, Domremy students:

• Value each student’s right to learn and respect the learning environment for herself and others.

• Know that an attendance rate above 95% maximizes learning growth.

• Are on time and prepared for every lesson. They take responsibility for their learning and do not blame others.

• Complete home learning tasks such as set work, assessments, study, reviewing the day's work, compiling questions to ask students and teachers the next day.

• Embrace mistakes, failures and learning setbacks with resilience using these challenges as an opportunity for learning growth. Sometimes failure means letting go of a particular idea and having to start the learning process over again in a different way.

• Value teacher and peer feedback as an opportunity for reflection and for guidance on how to improve their learning and accept feedback with gratitude.

• Embrace the art of ‘wobbling’ or struggling as an important and normal part of learning. They use ‘I can’t do it yet’, instead of ‘I can’t do it’ as well as positive self talk such as ‘I can be smarter tomorrow than I am today with effort.’

• Know the value of working and learning from others and they share their learning to encourage each student to be the best learner they can be. They are inspired by the success of others and they try to learn from them.

We live at a time when knowledge is expanding at a rapid rate. Specific information dates very quickly and technological change results in radically altered patterns of working life. Thus, as well as traditional skills in literacy and numeracy, creative, social and leisure skills are necessary, together with a desire for life long learning.

The College endeavours to provide for its students a range of courses and experiences which will enable them to acquire and synthesise knowledge, master key skills, develop an ability to combine information with practical experience, and to adapt to the changing circumstances of their lives. At Domremy College, the Growth Mindset philosophy underpins and supports this endeavour.