LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA• 27
D) The following Life Skills Education (LSE) curriculum was developed:
Three month curriculum plan
MAKING AN ACTION PLAN
When creating a Life Skills Education Program, a
key step is to develop an action plan. The plan
describes the target audience, arranges logistics,
sets a core curriculum and plans staff time and
work responsibilities. Ensuring continuity of staff is
strongly recommended since children need stability
in their often unpredictable and constantly
changing lives. The checklist presented below will
help in creating a time and work plan:
- Define the target audience according to their
age, sex, literacy level, and the needs of the
children (determined through previous
exercises such as Focus Group Discussion,
3 P Matrix and other methods); - Link the Life Skills Education Program with
other existing programs at the NGO. Review
and establish connections with other health,
education, and livelihood programs within the
NGO; involve staff from these programs in
life skills planning;
Month Three Session Activity- Communication We speak with our bodies Mixed messages
- Coping with emotions Feelings that hurt Managing anger: firecracker
- Coping with emotions Feelings that hurt Blow up the balloon
- Coping with emotions Feelings that hurt A drop in the bucket
Month Two Session Activity- Relationships Conflict and negotiation Who is right? Who is wrong?
- Communication Effective communication Status and power
- Communication Effective communication I & U using I feel statements
- Getting to know each other I am special I love myself
Month One Session Activity- Getting Started Introduction Mime an interest
- Getting Started Rules and expectations Making Ground Rules
- Getting started Trust and support Trust me
- Relationships Network of relationships Relationship mapping