Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

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will write at least one short-term and one long-term
goal, including something they want to accomplish or
learn.

3. Steps for Action 1.^ Working with a partner, participants will define at least
   one short- and one long-term goal related to their
   dream, and discuss advantages and disadvantages of
   setting goals for their lives.


4. Working individually, participants will use a template to
   structure an action plan that (a) describes their goals, (b)
   assets they have to help them achieve the goals, (c)
   assets they need to achieve them, (d) how they will get
   those assets, (e) and how they will measure the
   achievement of each goal.

2 hours

4. Setting Priorities,
   Managing Time
   
   
   1. After self-analysis of their own activities, participants will
      describe at least three things they do now that waste
      time.
   
   
   2. After sorting a list of future activities into three
      categories, participants will identify at least three things
      they can do that will help them to use time more
      effectively and in a manner that helps them make
      progress on their action plans to achieve their goals.
   
   
   3. After a discussion and a categorization of future
      activities, participants will describe at least one strategy
      for being a motivated, self-directed learner.
   
   
   
   

2 hours

Total time for Unit 3 8 hours

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Unit 4: Teamwork and Leadership

Sessions Objectives Time

1. What is a
   Leader?
   
   
   1. Using a group sharing activity, participants will identify
      at least three examples of leaders in their country or
      community, and list at least three qualities of good
      leaders.
   
   
   2. After a small group discussion, participants will describe
      at least two leadership styles, and at least two
      advantages and disadvantages of each style.
   
   
   
   

2 hours

2. Team Leadership 1.^ By solving a puzzle as a team, participants will identify at
   least one strength or advantage of working on a diverse
   team that reflects various perspectives, ideas, or
   members of different backgrounds.

I hour, 45

minutes