What Drives Us To Win

This lesson explores a deceptively simple question through the lens of real sport: what truly motivates us to achieve extraordinary things?

When cyclist Valgren won stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, he credited his son but this raises profound philosophical questions about personal drive, sacrifice, and the power of love to reshape our ambitions. For students aged 11–13, this topic is timely and deeply personal: they’re beginning to understand their own motivations and values, navigating peer pressure, family expectations, and their emerging sense of self.

By engaging with Valgren’s story through movement-based discussion (Your Corner and Step Into Their Shoes), students develop crucial skills: perspective-taking, empathetic listening, and the ability to hold multiple truths at once. They’ll discover that motivation isn’t single or simple it’s layered, contextual, and profoundly human.

This lesson helps young people ask themselves: why do I do what I do? And why do the people I care about matter in that answer?

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