What’s a good friend made of? Good criticism?

During the month of February we have continued with the SILENOLE programme, teaching an activity during the tutoring hour about FRIENDSHIP. What is a good friend made of? 

The objective of this activity is for the students to reflect on the qualities that make good friends, and to learn which behaviours are appreciated by the rest of the class and which are not. 

The activity consisted of drawing the silhouette of a classmate’s hands on a piece of paper. Inside one hand they wrote the things they liked about their partner in blue, and on the other hand the things they liked less in red.  

After collecting the papers, the tutor reviewed with the class all the good things they look for in a good friend, and which behaviours they don’t like. The aim of this reflection was to make the students become more self-aware of how their behaviour impacts others. 

In March, the following activity focused on CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

The aim of the activity is for students to understand that sometimes it is important to take criticism and that sometimes what others (parents, teachers, peers) say to us can help us to improve.

The activity consisted of carrying out the same game with three different people (shooting a paper ball into the bin with their eyes blindfolded), but the message to be transmitted to each player was different (positive, neutral or helpful instructions). A tally was made of the successful attempts, followed by a reflection on how everybody felt.

Our objective was to make us realise that in order to learn and improve we sometimes need to be told what we are doing right and also what we are doing wrong.

Tascha and Moisés.