Bouncebackability

Darwin Values Awards

What are Darwin Principles?

The Darwin citizenship award is about teaching children to care for themselves and each other, to learn to care for the school and local community

and respect the global environment.It gives children the opportunity to develop and

evolve into citizens of the future.

These are the Darwin principles…

What is the Darwin Values Award?

• The award is split into the following categories;

• Volunteering• Physical• New skills• Residential, Expedition and Environment• Community and Charity• Personal Skills and Future Wellbeing

What is the Darwin Values Award?As each child progresses through school they will move on to different

levels of the award, these are:

Earthworm Award - NurseryPenguin Award - Reception

Iguana Award - KS1Galapagos Award - Years 3/4

Beagle Award - Year 5

Bronze/Silver/Gold - Year 6

At the end of each level the children will be presented with a prize and a certificate.

Darwin Principles

• Each half term we focus on one of the Darwin Principles.

• The principle is introduced during assembly and the children complete more work during

‘Darwin Day.’• However, we like the children to remember

that principle and apply it throughout their time at school.

This half-term we are looking at…Bouncebackability

and going for goals!Starfish can create a new leg if

they lose one. It takes time. We can adapt and evolve from

setbacks. It takes time to start off but if we think positively we

can grow. Starfish have

bouncebackability!

What does bouncebackability mean?

Keep Trying

If you think you can

PositiveMental Attitude

What does bouncebackability mean?

The bad times

make you

appreciate

the good

times

Get knocked down, get up again

‘Start again with worn out tools’

Kipling: If

What does bouncebackability mean?

What you

become

depends on

what you can

overcome

Failure isn’t falling down,

it’s not getting back up

Failure is part of life if you don’t fail, you don’t learn. If you don’t learn you will never change.

What does bouncebackability mean?

F irst

A ttempt

I nL earning

Now do you know what bouncebackability is?