TALENT DEVELOPMENT
How to Train Your Dragon (Ages 6-8)
Hiccup’s story teaches that true leadership isn’t about being the strongest—it’s about seeing what others don’t and having the courage to act.
CLOSED
3.5 hours
x 3 sessions
6 to 10 participants
On-campus
09:00 AM - 12:00PM
July 7, 8, 9, 2025
Live-online
09:00 AM - 12:00PM
July 16, 17, 18, 2025
Encourage discussion on moral issues and concepts like justice, heroism, and bravery.
Engage in creative writing activities and storytelling using film clips and written extracts.
Develop creative thinking and adaptability to thrive in the era of AI.
About the Programme
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and its sequels offer surprisingly deep lessons in leadership, wrapped in a vibrant Viking-and-dragon adventure. At its core, Hiccup’s journey from an outcast to a visionary leader mirrors modern leadership principles—especially in innovation, empathy, and transformational change. The programme acts as a bridging tool between books and films with many creative writing opportunities and activities which require critical thinking in response to a range of film clips, images and written extracts. You will explore themes like justice, bravery, and friendship while sharpening skills to thrive in a tech-savvy future. ​​​​​
Programme Structure
Session 1.1: What makes a hero?
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Recipe of a hero and why
Session 1.2: Where am I? The setting – detecting clues​
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How different settings are used in books and films for storytelling
Session 2.1: Who am I and how relationship changes?
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Introduce the concept of “setting the scene” by introducing characters and their relationships and share experiences
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Session 2.2: How to develop characters?
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Character types with examples of “heroes” and “shadows”
Session 3.1: How to present characters?
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Use inference skills to match up characters
Session 3.2: Create my own hero story
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Putting it all together with a compelling strategy
