Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

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2. After a self-reflective activity, participants will identify at
   least one quality of effective leadership and one team
   member role they believe they have or that they can
   develop.


3. Using common group situations, participants will identify
   at least one strategy to leverage their strengths and
   inspire others to reach a common goal.


4. My Leadership
   Role (optional)


5. Working as a team, participants will practice at least one
   leadership role that is different from what they normally
   fill.


6. Working as a team, participants will demonstrate at least
   two skills learned from previous sessions.

Note: Suggested modification if time is a problem: Delete Session 3. It

may be enough just for participants to understand from Sessions 1 and 2

that there are various team roles that they can choose in the future

1 hour, 30

minutes

4. The Project Cycle
   
   
   1. By studying a fictional situation, participants will
      describe the five steps in the project cycle.
   
   
   
   

1 hour, 30

minutes

5. Our Project
   
   
   1. After working on a team-based task, participants will
      identify a project, develop an action plan, implement
      and evaluate the project, and demonstrate at least two
      behaviors of effective leaders and team members.
   
   
   2. Using a real task related to their interests, participants
      will demonstrate both leadership and teamwork skills in
      order to accomplish a task or complete a project.
   
   
   
   

I hour, 45

minutes

6. Celebration and
   Reflection
   
   
   1. After group presentations, participants will reflect on the
      life skills training and their team project, and identify at
      least three life skills that they have improved and are
      likely to use in the future.
   
   
   
   

1 hour, 30

minutes to 2

hours total

(Depending

on number of

presentations)

Total time for Unit 4^10 hours

Shorter course configurations

Based on an assessment of the needs of his/her youth group, or the context of the positive youth
development activity (i.e., a week at a camp, in which trainers want to include life skills training in the
program), a facilitator may determine that he or she cannot implement the entire 45-hour course. In
this case, the facilitator can select units and sessions that he or she feels are most appropriate. As
mentioned previously, it will be necessary to consider any necessary pre-requisite concepts or products
that might have been included in previous sessions. Facilitator preparation notes included in the session
plans will be helpful.