Life Skills Education Toolkit

26 • PART TWO: FACILITATOR’S GUIDE

B) The 3 P matrix^14 identified the following:

C) A planning grid was developed:

Problem How How What children can do to solve Importance

common serious problems with examples

Teacher ignores me 3 4 3 – will take morcha (strike) to head 10 (12)

in classroom teacher Later became

5 – we will be on time, complete

our homework, speak to her

I do not get a chance 5 5 4 – I will ask my mother to meet me 14

to spend time with once a day; once a week will go out

my mother with my mother

Other children make 4 5 3 – will talk to our friends, ask them 12

fun of me as my to come home

mother is a prostitute

Behavior

today

Teacher

ignores me so

I do not attend

school from (3

P Matrix;)

How to

express

feelings, cope

with

aggressive

behavior (from

Bridge Model)

What behavior or

change in

behavior is

needed

Understand that

each person has

a unique pattern

of behavior; learn

to think through

decisions

because they

affect me and

others;understand

how to express

feelings verbally,

non-verbally in a

way that does not

hurt me or others

What life

skills are

needed

Problem-

solving,

decision

making,

relationships,

self awareness,

communication,

coping with

emotions

What

activities/

sessions will

be used from

each module?

See

curriculum

plan in next

table

What kind of

community support is

needed?

Sensitize school

teachers; arrange visits

for teachers to see the

organization; involve

children in advocacy

(writing letters to

prominent community

members); link with other

NGOs to hold a forum

that will undertake

advocacy activities in the

community; involve

important stakeholders in

the child’s life such as

teachers, parents,

friends, siblings

(^14) See page 42-43 for more on 3P-Matrix