Life Skills for Young Ugandans- Secondary Teachers' Training Manual (UNICEF, 254 p.)

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Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Section One: The Life Skills Education Initiative

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1.0 Background

2.0 What are Life Skills?

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2.1 WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION?

2.2 WHY A SKILLS BASED APPROACH?

2.3 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION?

3.0 Life Skills and the Secondary School Child

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3.1 HOW CAN LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION BE PROMOTED?

3.2 WHEN CAN LIFE SKILLS BE PROMOTED?

3.3 WHERE CAN LIFE SKILLS BE PROMOTED?

3.4 WHO SHOULD RECEIVE LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION?

4.0 Other Supporting Activities/Strategies

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4.1 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

4.2 THE SARA COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE (SCI)

5.0 Problems and Solutions

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5.1 YES... BUT...

Section Two: Methodologies and Training Session Activities

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PART A. General Activities

1.0 Introductory and Preparatory Activities

1.1 ICE-BREAKING

1.2 EXPECTATIONS AND FEARS

1.3 LAYING GROUND RULES FOR LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION

1.4 TEAM BUILDING

1.5 COPING WITH DIFFICULT GROUP MEMBERS (BEHAVIOURS)

1.6 ENERGISERS

2.0 Participatory Methods

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2.1 BRAINSTORMING

2.2 QUESTIONNAIRES

2.3 RANKING

2.4 CASE STUDIES

2.5 ROLE PLAYS

2.6 DRAWING

2.7 DISCUSSION

2.8 BUZZ GROUPS

2.9 TABLEAUX

2.10 STORYTELLING

2.11 PROCESSING

2.12 UTILISING THE CREATIVE ABILITIES OF THE PARTICIPANTS OR THE STUDENTS

PART B. Specific activities that may be used to focus upon some of the key issues of Life Skills Education

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WORKSHOP A: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF A 13 YEAR OLD UGANDAN CHILD

WORKSHOP B: WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN?

WORKSHOP C: INTRODUCING LIFE SKILLS CONCEPTS

WORKSHOP D: ATTITUDES TO LIFE SKILLS

WORKSHOP E: AIMS OF LIFESKILLS EDUCATION

WORKSHOP F: THE HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL

WORKSHOP G: PROMOTING SELF ESTEEM IN SCHOOL

Section Three: A Framework for Developing Life Skills within the Secondary Health Education Syllabus

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SUMMARY - TOPICS AND LIFE SKILLS

A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS WITHIN THE SECONDARY HEALTH EDUCATION SYLLABUS

Section Four: Sample Activities

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HEALTH

WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION

FAMILY HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

ORAL HEALTH

SMOKING

DRUG ABUSE

Section Five: Preparing Your own Units

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5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

5.3 HOW TO PREPARE AN ACTIVITY

5.4 SAMPLE LESSON PLANS FOR SECONDARY

5.5 SUMMARY

References