1. Facilitated by a faculty or staff member at KEYS Academy or Options HS
Building Self-Esteem
Facilitated by a faculty or staff member at KEYS Academy or Options HS
with the
ARISE Foundation

2. Your Presenter… A member of the El Paso County Attorney’s Office
Internationally Certified in Life Skills through the ARISE Foundation

3. Rules for Training Participation is crucial No wrong/stupid answers
Respect one another
No talking while others talk,
No rude comments or noises
Wait until you’re called upon

4. Why we’re here… Because we have to be
To learn some skills that will carry over into adulthood
To learn more about ourselves

5. How we’re going to do it…
Discussion
Everyone participates
Some, very little lecture
Activity or activities
Some Conclusions

6. Questions?

7. Ice Breaker What is an ice breaker? Definition of an ice breaker:
An activity used to lighten the mood and or get participants warmed up to the idea of interaction

8. Ice Breaker!!!!

9. Topic of the Day: Building Self-Esteem
Do emotions affect self-esteem?
What are some of the ways that emotions affect self-esteem?
What affects the way that we feel?
How much control do we have over our emotions?

10. Topic of the Day: Building Self-Esteem
What are some of the ways that we can try to control our emotions?
What are some ways we can control the way we let others affect our emotions?
What actions can we take to improve our own self-esteem and that of others around us?

11. Things we know… According to kidshealth.org:
“Kids who feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures.”
A sense of accomplishment or lack of accomplishment helps develop a child’s self-esteem even from the earliest stages.
For example: Learning to roll over o your own or getting a spoon into your mouth starts to teach a child about their own abilities

12. Other things we know…
Actions toward others can affect how people feel and change perceptions
Negative actions result in negative perceptions = low self-esteem
Positive actions result in positive perceptions = high self-esteem

13. Activity: The Connecting Emotions
Activity sheet p.31 (Working as a Class)
Connecting Emotions
Emotions that Lead to Low Self-Esteem

14. Activity: The Connecting Emotions
Actions
Self-Esteem
Perception
Emotions

15. Conclusions
How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us
Positive feedback and positive actions often result in positive behavior = high self-esteem
Negative feedback and negative actions often result in negative behavior = low self-esteem

16. Conclusions
How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us
We control ONLY
What we say or do
How we react to what others say or do
We DON’T control what others say or do

17. Conclusions
How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us
To build self-esteem (ours’ or others’)
Identify where we acted or reacted negatively/badly
Learn to act in a more positive way