Celebrating Student Growth & Accomplishments
A blog for families and educators
It’s graduation season, but this shouldn’t be the only time that student success is celebrated.
Although it’s a natural time to celebrate the culmination of everything an individual has done throughout their educational journey, it’s also important to recognize and celebrate their growth and accomplishments along the way.
Celebrating student growth, achievement, and success have many benefits. Some of them include:
Boosting self-confidence: When students are recognized, their efforts are validated. This can lead to an increase in self-esteem that can boost self-confidence.
Developing perseverance skills: These skills can be taught, developed, and strengthened. Fostering a growth mindset and expressing gratitude can also help develop perseverance skills. When growth, achievement, and success are celebrated, it allows reflection of what it took to get to this point and encourages future goal setting.
Increasing motivation: When students make growth and achieve goals that are celebrated, it can help keep them motivated by wanting to continue to set and meet goals.
Strengthening relationships: When students are noticed they feel valued. This can provide assurance to students that their hard work is being noticed, recognized, and appreciated.
When students see others believe in them and celebrate them, they will also believe in themselves, too!
Comment below the ways that you have celebrated student growth, achievement, and success at home or in the classroom.
Blog Photo Credit: Hillary
Photo Location: Redwood National Park
