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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.  â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

Programme Structure

Session 1.1:  What makes a hero?

  • Recipe of a hero and why

 

Session 1.2:  Where am I? The setting – detecting clues​

  • How different settings are used in books and films for storytelling

 

Session 2.1:  Who am I and how relationship changes? 

  • 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?

  • Character types with examples of “heroes” and “shadows”

 

Session 3.1:  How to present characters?

  • Use inference skills to match up characters

 

Session 3.2:  Create my own hero story

  • Putting it all together with a compelling strategy

 

Meet the Team

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