Developing Resilient Learners through STEM and Growth Mindset

STEM learning isn’t just about exploration and problem-solving — it’s also a powerful way to nurture children’s self-regulation: the ability to manage stress, emotions, attention, and behaviour to achieve goals and engage positively with others.

This connection is strongest when STEM learning is guided intentionally through the frameworks of Habits of Mind and Growth Mindset, which supports children to persist, adapt, and approach scientific inquiry with curiosity and resilience.

In this special STEM Hour, we are joined by Charina Pumpa, Specialist STEM Teacher at Redeemer Lutheran School (SA), for an engaging 60-minute interview exploring:

• Real-world examples from Charina’s classroom focused on children aged 3–8 years.
• How to lay the groundwork for a Growth Mindset and Habits of Mind from infancy.
• Strategies to identify and support children’s mindsets in STEM learning.
• Practical ways to nurture self-regulation and persistence through STEM.
• Language and prompts that can reinforce positive learning behaviours.
• How to design STEM experiences that help children think critically, engage confidently, and approach challenges with resilience.

If you’re not familiar, Habits of Mind explores 16 intelligent behaviours — such as observing, questioning, and thinking flexibly — that encourage children to thoughtfully respond to challenges. Growth Mindset is the belief that children’s abilities can be developed through effort and persistence, rather than being fixed traits.

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