On July 3, 2025, Major Concern 2 and the Student Affairs Board organized a “Day of Failure” to enhance the resilience of S4 and S5 students. Students participated in engaging challenges such as “Ping-Pong Biddies,” “Bottle Double Flip,” and “Kendama” to experience failure during practice, fostering a growth mindset. These activities were designed to help students understand that facing failure can evoke frustration, with emotions like sadness or anger being normal responses.
Failure offers valuable experience and learning opportunities, encouraging reflection on its causes. Practices like breathing exercises and embracing diverse life journeys helped students stay grounded in the present. Each student received a stress-relief toy to promote positive responses to setbacks, encouraging them to accept varied emotions and seek support through conversation when needed. Failure and success are not binary; failure often holds greater significance in life than success, and by adopting a positive mindset, repeated setbacks can become profound teachers in one’s journey.
Feedback from the event showed that 95.5% of students reported feeling relaxed through the activity, and 96.6% agreed it helped them recognize that failure fosters experience and learning. Additionally, 95.5% felt the activity enabled them to approach failure with a more positive mindset, while 96.6% of participants noted increased awareness of mental health, highlighting the event’s impact on both emotional resilience and mental well-being.