Strengths & Weaknesses
OBJECTIVE:
To develop foundational skills in self awareness and learn how to leverage their attributes and skills to plan for the future.
MATERIALS:
REQUIRED PREP:
Transform your room – Next Gen sessions should be different from typical classes — change the atmosphere of your classroom and get ready for your first session!
Opening Huddle - 15 mins
Feel free to play music to generate energy and set the vibe!
- Opening Ritual: Conduct your opening ritual!
- Mood Check: Gather the students into a circle (standing or sitting – keep comfort in mind)!
Activity 1 - SWOT Analysis Introduction
Goal: Students review their strengths and weaknesses.
Help students reflect on their personal strengths & weaknesses and connect those to how they can work towards their personal and academic goals.
- Display the SnapSWOT chart and support students in discussing their own attributes.
- If students prefer to write their attributes down, provide them with their own chart that they can use.
- PLEASE NOTE ONLY FILL IN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES…Part II will happen next session.
Play fun and upbeat music. Explain the difference between strengths/weaknesses and provide a few examples, (friendly, enjoys school, lacks discipline, or a procrastinator, etc.) Discuss how identifying these strengths, weaknesses enable you to know what areas you need to work on and which areas you can leverage to help meet your goals.
Closing Discussion
Goal: Ask guiding questions to help students process what they learned about themselves in this exercise and make connections to their overall goals.
Guiding Questions:
- How did you like doing this exercise?
- What did you learn about yourself?
- How does this help you figure out what other goals you need to set for yourself for this semester, year, or even the next four years?
- What skills did you realize you want to develop?
- What are some other takeaways you have from this exercise?
- Note for them that this is a tool they can use for the rest of their lives.
