Children face lots of stress from different sources that can affect their overall growth and progress. At times, students have a low confidence level and they shy away from society. Today, lots of students are facing identity crisis, which lowers their confidence level.  Teenage years are very important phase in a child’s life and experiences during these years have a lasting impression. During these years teenagers struggle to develop their individual personality as a whole. It is the collective responsibility of teachers and parents to provide a healthy learning and development environment to students. At Darrington Academy, we pay special attention to each student’s situation and make best efforts to help them in their mental and emotional development apart from academic excellence.

How to build confidence in students

• Encourage healthy class environment:  Teachers should encourage healthy class environment where students feel comfortable to voice their opinions and concerns. The standard classroom programs should be replaced with modern and interactive classroom sessions for academic excellence.



• Develop Friendships: Children must be given opportunities to develop positive friendships based on trust and honesty. This will help them in developing interpersonal and socializing skills also. They must be allowed to help others and take their own decisions through perspective-analyses. Social and emotional learning plays an important role in building ones confidence level.



• Understanding oneself: Students must be encouraged to understand their personal strengths and weaknesses. Once they know their strengths and improvement areas they must be guided to overcome them. They must also understand the importance of a strong value system.



• Interactive Activities: Interactive seminars, discussion sessions, debates, interpersonal talks should be organized to help students participate in them and develop self-confidence.



• Active Recreational Activities: Opportunities should be given for students to actively participate in sports, music, theater, and extra curricular activities to incorporate leadership skills in students.



• Facing Difficult Situations: Students should be made familiar with different perspectives of a situation so that they can handle difficult situations and make the right decision. It has been observed that students who are not able to handle difficult academic or personal situations are more prone to depression and low self-esteem.