Persist Through Resilience
Gobafo /goh-BA-foh/ Go
Back to go Forward
- Learn from my ‘falls’ or errors and move boldly forward, free of regret.
- Never give up! There is never a reason to lose hope or purpose.
- My character is strengthened by the challenges I experience.
- Greatly assists in making wiser choices in the future
- Develops wisdom and maintains hope
- Eliminates feelings of regret
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- Regress to progress!
- Being wise doesn’t mean we don’t make mistakes or have setbacks or even failures; it simply means that we learn from each one and never give up.
- Maintain hope through learning from the past.
- Listen to Gobafo the Monkey.
- Record your thoughts and impressions.
- What does “within the problem lies the seed of the solution” mean to you?
- Read the monkey facts.
- After reading the animal facts and listening to the song, how could you liken the monkey to Gobafo (go back in order to go forward)?
- How have you seen Gobafo work in your own life?
- Find stories in your core books about individuals who learned from their mistakes or failures and never gave up or lost hope.
- How was their character strengthened by the challenges they experienced?
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1. Monkeys live in Africa, Asia, and South America. There are more than 260 monkey species.
2. The smallest monkeys are about 13 cm (5 in) tall and weigh nearly 113 g (4 oz). The largest ones can be 95 cm tall (3 ft) and weigh up to 37 kg (82 lbs).
3. A monkey can swing energetically from tree to tree and branch to branch by using its hands, feet, and tail. It is very effective at harnessing the energy of its swinging motion (going back) to get to its destination (going forward).
4. Monkeys have long, powerful tails. They use them for balance and vertical leaping. They are also able to hang upside down from trees for long periods of time.
5. These animals are very curious, and they can get into trouble. When in captivity, efforts have to be made to keep them entertained, so they don’t become destructive.
6. Many types of monkeys live high up in the trees. They are called arboreal as they will spend their entire lives in the tree canopy. Others go back and forth between land and trees.
7. What else can you learn about monkeys?
