TCK Enneagram Workshop

Join your Watch-Along Workshop hosts Grace and Lauren to learn the basics of the Enneagram, the popular personality and relationship-building tool! Together you will discover each of the 9 Types through a TCK lens and complete a fun, reflective activity. You can do this workshop with a group in about an hour, or you can stretch it out over an entire afternoon! All you have to do is press play. 

Let’s get started!

The TCK Mood Watch-Along Workshop includes: 

  • Introduction to the Enneagram and workshop instructions for leaders (0:00-7:02)

  • Enneagram explanation and type breakdown by TCK expert Lauren Wells (7:05-26:27)

  • Discussion break (26:30)

  • Enneagram Mood Board (27:00-30:04)

  • Questions and prompts to complete your Mood Boards (30:15-35:46)

  • Sharing time (35:59-38:12)

  • Wrap Up (38:15-42:18)

Supplies you need to provide: 

  • Printed Mood Boards

  • Pens

  • Markers or colored pencils 

  • Any other craft materials you or your TCKs want to use, such as:

    • Paint

    • Paint brushes

    • Old magazines 

    • Glue sticks

    • Scissors

    • Magazines 

    • Stickers

To Use: 

  1. Watch the first section, “Intro and Instructions for Workshop Leaders” (0:00-7:02) on your own. 

  2. Gather TCKs (in person or virtually--both work!).

  3. Start the Watch-Along Workshop (at 7:05).

  4. Pause as instructed for discussion and activities. Note: Timing can range from 45 minute to 3 hour, based on the needs of you and your TCKs. 

  5. Enjoy new identity and cultural discoveries with your TCKs! 

Tips to keep in mind:

  1. Use the Enneagram as a tool, not a lens. When you talk about the Enneagram with young people, don’t put too much weight on it. While they are developing, if their lens gets cracked or clouded, it can be disorienting as they get older.

  2. Your TCKs are still developing. They are still being influenced by different cultures and international moves. So their Enneagram number is still being developed as they grow and change. Don’t type your TCKs, but invite them into the conversation.

  3. The Enneagram isn’t science. The test results can only 70% accurate. Use it to help your TCKs’ journey, not become their journey.

Other great resources to learn more about the Enneagram

  • Lauren Wells’ Enneagram and TCKs Workshop: Lauren is a TCK expert and author. sign  up for her mailing list to hear when she hosts her next workshop on the Enneagram for TCKs--she offers a wealth of knowledge in this 3-hour session!

  • The Treasure Tree, by John Trent and Gary Smalley: while this book doesn’t address the Enneagram specifically, it is a great introduction to personal reflection and positive, realistic self esteem for young kids.

  • Ian Morgan Cron, author of The Road Back To You, has a YouTube channel full of playlists on topics from Parenting to Stress, based on what aspect of the Enneagram you are most interested in. 

  • Snapshots of Enneagram Types as TCKs on our TikTok channel (a great introduction to this workshop if you’re working with teens!)