objectives

To reinforce life skills messages.

  • To help young people gain insight and a positive, meaningful perspective of themselves through creative endeavours.
  • To help them to successfully navigate all the life skills themes taught throughout the term.
  • To encourage socially acceptable behaviour.

TOPics & Modules

Core Topics: 10 Adolescent Development Tasks
  • Self Development
  • Emotional Development
  • Social Development
  • Cognitive Development
  • Spiritual Development
Special Topics

The Prevention of:

  • HIV/AIDS/STI/ Pregnancy
  • Drug use and abuse
  • Violence and crime
  • Child abuse

TERM 1: Self Development | Sept – Dec

Who am I?

  • Self Awareness | Self Identity
  • Body Image | Looking after Self
  • Puberty
  • The family

Moral/ Spiritual Development

  • Respect
  • Honesty

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Gender Roles
  • Increasing Responsibilities

Sexuality

Understanding feelings

Building positive relationship with the opposite sex

Responsible sexual behaviour

Term 2: Emotional and Social Development | Jan – March

Communication and Cooperation

  • Talking about my feelings
  • Listening to others

Friendship/ Peer Pressure

  • How to be a friend
  • Kindness
  • Helping others
  • Sharing

Handling anger and conflict

  • Mediation skills
  • Anger management
  • Peer mediation

Handling complex emotional feelings

Term 3: Cognitive Development | April – June

Decision making/ Problem solving

  • Thinking before acting
  • Making wise choices

Goal setting

  • Short Term and long term goals
  • Planning for the future

    • Special Topics IN The Prevention of

    • HIV/AIDS/STI/ Pregnancy
    • Drug use and abuse
    • Violence and crime
    • Child abuse

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