Resilience Cont'd

Who can remember what resilience is?

                                               ........ To Bounce Back from Adversity.........



1) Watch a couple more R Life - qualities of resilient people: http://rlifeproject.ca/e-learning/ 

2) Examples of Resilient People:

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits?language=en



And, another resilient role model. A man born without arms and legs. Today he is a youth pastor and an inspirational speaker. He is originally from Australia but now lives in California. Meet Nick Vujicic - you might not always agree exactly with what he is saying, but you will be moved and you will be inspired.

Guess what? He got married and has a kid now... now, that is one resilient guy.

3) Library tasks: 

So, how resilient are you? Try this online quiz: http://www.resiliencyquiz.com/index.shtml PRINT your results and put your name on it for course credits!   At the bottom of the page, answer this question:

How would you cope, if at some point in your life you suffer a major setback, like an injury, or major illness? What would you have to do to get you through it all?

4) Now, find your own example of a resilient person - alive or dead. 

• You will be preparing a project on this person so make sure this is someone who you can find out a lot about. Once you know who you want to work on, give the name to Ms. Colborne. Once that person is taken, no one else can select them! 
• You must also write down the name of one family member who you believe has overcome adversity and you would be willing to interview.