Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 4, Session 5: Our Project | Page 66 of 91II. Information ( 20 minutes)
Materials:
Flip chart 1: Unit 1
Flip chart 2: Unit 2
Flip chart 3: Unit 3
Flip chart 4: Unit 4
Flip chart 5: The Project Cycle
Posters of the Project Cycle with questions and activities added that were created by the participants in
the Practice section of Session 4, “The Project Cycle”
Handout 2: Project Description
Relevant Trainer Materials from previous sessions in communication, team building, and leadership
A. Defining a Project
Participants gather the information they need to complete the Project Cycle for a simple project.
- Post Flip charts 1 - 4 in different areas of the learning space. Explain the activity to the participants. Say:
“Last time we talked about the Project Cycle, you made a drawing (or created an object). It was a very
small project. Today, I’d like you to have the experience of completing a more complex project from
start to finish. Your project will be to review a section of the Youth Life Skills and Leadership classes and
make a 10 - minute presentation of it to share with our whole group at our next session.“For your project you will choose an idea or topic from one of the many sessions we have already had.
I’ll ask you to study it again and make a presentation that will help everyone remember what it was
about and that will help them think about how they will use it in the future. I’d like you to be highly
creative in your presentation. You can write a rap song, make up a short story, perform a skit, or any
other type of presentation.“But first, I would like you to decide what Unit of our training program you would like to have as the
focus for your project. Around our learning space I have posted one flip chart for each of the Units we
have studied. Each flip chart has the title of the Unit and a short list of some of the topics in it. Look at
the headings and go to a flip chart that has something on it you would like to work on for your project.”- Give participants a few moments to move to a flip chart.
Note: You may need to moderate number of participants in each group. Groups should number at least two but not greater
than five or six. It is also preferable, though not absolutely necessary, to have at least one group for each of the four Units.
However, it is more important to allow participants to choose a Unit and topic that interests them. If you have a very large
number of participants, you may need to have more than four presentation groups. This will be fine, but it is not
recommended to have more than six groups because that will make the time for presentations in Session 6 too lengthy.
Estimate the total amount of time necessary for all groups to make their presentations and adjust the maximum time limit
for each group appropriately. Note this amount of time on the Project Description handout on item 4. This will help to
determine the amount of time necessary for all presentations in Session 6, Information (60-90 minutes).- Distribute Handout 2: Project Description and say: