Grow a Gritty HERO's Mindset

Developing Hope, Efficacy, Resilience & Optimism for Academic Success

Evidence-based psychological resource intervention for Extended Curriculum Programme students

The HERO Framework

H

Hope

Developing waypower (pathways to goals) and willpower (mental energy) to pursue meaningful objectives with confidence.

E

Efficacy

Building belief in your ability to succeed in specific situations and overcome academic challenges.

R

Resilience

Learning to bounce back better from setbacks and develop effective coping strategies for academic stress.

O

Optimism

Cultivating positive future outlook and constructive interpretations of academic challenges and opportunities.

Plus Growth Mindset and Grit development for comprehensive psychological resource building

Six-Module Journey

1

Be Well & Feeling at Home

Action Themes: Feeling You Belong, Enhance Wellness & Wellbeing

Key Activities: "Feeling You Belong" writing exercises, Six dimensions of wellness reflection, PERMA-V assessment

2

Grow Your Grit

Action Theme: Grow Your Grit

Key Activities: Grit Self-assessment, "Meet Me in Ten Years" future visioning, "Wheel of Life Reflection"

3

Cultivate a Growth Mindset

Action Theme: Cultivate a Growth Mindset

Key Activities: Mindset assessment, "Growth Mindset Continuum" reflection, 20 Guidelines to Developing a Growth Mindset

4

Believe in Yourself in the Big Moments

Action Theme: Believe in Yourself

Key Activities: Self-efficacy Scale, "Keep a Victory Log," Confidence-building exercises

5

Bounce Back Better

Action Theme: Increase Your Resilience

Key Activities: "Finding Silver Linings" reframing, "The Resilience Plan (4 S's)," Resilience assessment

6

Have High Hope & Be Optimistic

Action Themes: Hope, Be Optimistic

Key Activities: "Nurture Your Hope" worksheet, Optimism exercises, Hope assessment

Research-Validated Impact

Three-year mixed-methods evaluation across Engineering ECP cohorts (2021-2024)

116

Engineering students participated in comprehensive evaluation

3

Evaluation methodologies: Pre-post assessment, benefit analysis, thematic testimonials

49

Wellbeing and psychological resource measures assessed

100%

Growth mindset improvements across all cohorts (p<0.001-0.005)

Key Research Findings

Consistent Core Impacts

Strong convergence across methodologies on mindset transformation, enhanced self-awareness, personal growth, and improved resilience and coping.

Evolution Over Time

The 2024 cohort demonstrated the most comprehensive improvements across all evaluation approaches, showing program maturation and refinement.

EPOCH Wellbeing Gains

Significant improvements in Optimism, Happiness, Connectedness, and Perseverance across cohorts.

Flourishing Enhancement

Improvements across multiple Harvard Flourishing dimensions including Life Satisfaction, Physical & Mental Health, and Relationships.

Wellness Habits

Consistent positive impact on overall wellness behaviors and practices across all six wellness dimensions.

Student-Reported Benefits

High reporting rates for personal growth (75.8-88.9%), self-awareness (72.7-85.2%), and improved mindset (36.4-70.4%).

Ready to Begin Your HERO's Journey?

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Interested in Implementing at Your Institution?

Our research-validated course has demonstrated significant impact across multiple wellbeing dimensions. Other higher education institutions interested in implementing the Grow a Gritty HERO's Mindset course are invited to reach out to explore partnership opportunities.

Implementation is subject to certain conditions, including train-the-trainer education and using our platform under licence to ensure program fidelity and effectiveness.

Partnership Includes:

Comprehensive train-the-trainer program

Licensed access to i-FlourishWell4Life platform

Implementation guidance and ongoing support

Access to validated assessment frameworks

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