Well-Being…

Self Reflection
& Goal Setting
Y11
HOMEROOM
Rationale & Aim

 You are about to begin the most important year of the MYP, so this is a very good
time to complete some self reflection and set yourself some new goals.

 As with any busy and stressful time in your life, living a balanced/moderate
lifestyle is vital to ensure that you stay in the right frame of mind.

 The aim of this lesson is to give you an opportunity not to just stop and think
about your academic goals, but also to consider other important aspects of your
life.
Starter Task:

Balanced/Moderate Lifestyle
(Class Discussion)

◦ What does it really mean to live a balanced life?

“A balanced life is when you do the best you can in each area of your life
with the time you have in order to avoid getting stressed or feeling
frustrated.”
◦ What would a person’s life be like if he/she lives a balanced life?
◦ What would it feel like to live a balanced life? Explain/Discuss. Examples?
◦ What would a person’s life be like if they don’t live a balanced life?
◦ What would it feel like to not maintain a balanced life? Was this relevant for you over the Winter Break?
◦ Discuss some strategies you employed over the Winter Break to ensure you had balance.
Main Task – Part 1

Important Areas of Your Life

(Self Reflection – Individual Task/Class Discussion)

◦ Individually - consider what are the most important areas of your life? Write these down.
For the purpose of this task, please list education/schoolwork as one of your sectors.

◦ Class Discussion – what types of things have you included on your list? Why are these
important to you?

◦ Class Discussion - Would you be able to achieve happiness if any of these areas were
excluded from your life e.g. family?, schoolwork/education?, friends?, socialising?,
religion?, health?, sport?, music/arts?,)
Main Task – Part 2

The Wheel of Life

(Individual Task)

◦ Look at the template of the wheel. This represents your life and
the factors you considered most important to you. Label each
sector on the outside of the wheel with an important area of your
life.
◦ Here is one example…

◦ You now need to take some time to individually reflect on each aspect of your life. Take each sector in turn
and take a few seconds to think about this area of your life. On a scale between 1 and 10, with 1 being the
lowest (worst) and 10 being the highest (best) “how happy are you with this area of your life?”
Main Task – Part 3

Self Reflection – Academically/Personally

(Individual Task/Class Discussion)

Think about answers to the following questions (You can record your answers on the wheel if you like, or just keywords)…

For this task, I want you to pick three sectors to review. One of them should be education/schoolwork. For the two others, look
at sectors that you have given yourself the lowest rating and answer the following questions for each. This may take some
time…

1. Have you ever been higher than the number you have recorded?
2. What was different when you were higher up the scale?
3. Have you ever been lower than the number you have recorded?
4. What did you do to move up the scale?
5. What have you learnt from previously being lower on the scale?
Volunteers can share this with the class if they want, but this is completely optional.
Now, let’s dig deeper…
Look at that same three sectors and answer the following questions

1. What number on the scale do you want to be?

2. What actions can you take to start moving up the scale?
3. If you moved up the scale, what will be happening to tell you that you have arrived at
that number?
4. What would need to happen for you to move up one point on the scale by this time next
week?
5. What might affect you moving up the scale?
6. What can you do the overcome this obstacle – how can you prepare?
Well done!!!
If you were able to answer these questions
truthfully, you are probably very mature and
ready to reach your full potential in all areas of
your life! Tap yourself on the shoulder
Ask yourself…
By answering the questions:
Did you realise anything about yourself that you did not
think of before?
Or
Were you reminded of a few things that you forgot about?
Main Task – Part 4

Adding Value
(Individual Task)

Let’s add value to this…

◦ This time, choose two other sectors/areas that you have identified and reflect on this the
same way you did before by answering the questions on slides 6 and 7…during this you
may realise things that makes you want to change your rating to a higher or lower rating…
this is absolutely fine!

◦ This may take a lot of time; we will give you around 10 minutes today...(If this helps, a very
trustworthy friend can ask you the questions so you can answer out loud, which is
sometimes a better way to reflect, by thinking out loud).
Plenary Task

Goal Setting
(Individual Task)

After this reflection, think about what your goals may be moving forward into the next term…

We only get one chance at life and you have a responsibility to ensure you make the most of your life and be the best you
can be – academically and personally.

Take 3 to 4 minutes to record your goals at the bottom of your sheet, you should write two academic goals and two
personal goals. You way wish to take a picture of these on your phone to remind yourself of them from time to time and
assess if you are meeting them or not.

If you are willing, share these goals with the group or with your peer.