Thematic area 1: Find out about yourself
Boosting Your Self-Esteem
Theoretical background:
Self esteem is related to your self worth and your value. Building esteem is a first step to-
wards your happiness and a better life.
Self esteem increases your confidence. If you have confidence you will respect yourself. If
you respect yourself you can respect others, improve your relationships, your achievements
and your happiness....
Low self esteem causes depression, unhappiness, insecurity and poor confidence. Other’s
desires may take preference over yours. Inner criticism, that nagging voice of disapproval
inside you, causes you to stumble at every challenge and challenges seem impossible.
activities’ description:
All activities referred to self- esteem and can be described as tips or advice as well.
Pedagogical aims:
This exercise aims to boost the students’ self-esteem and learn to students to love and ac-
cept their selves through specific actions.
Target group:
students 14 – 17 years old
Guidelines for the counselor:
The teacher’s role is kept on giving the instructions for the activities, avoiding animating
mottos.
Counselor passes white papers to students, and asks from them to make a list, writing the
things or activities they are good at. Then, ask from them to write down some more things
that they would like to be good at. Counselor ask to turn around their worksheet and write
down three compliments for their selves, for something that happened the last two days,
giving details and the reason they are proud of.
Of course it’s normal for someone to have ups and downs in his/her feelings, but having