A skill is a learned ability to do something well. Life skills are abilities individuals can learn that will help them to be successful in living a productive and satisfying life. The following is a list of skills that students will develop through experiencing the activities within this curriculum. Also included is a set of criteria that can act as indicators to determine if the life skill is being developed.
Students can develop and implement a simple plan.
They involve others in planning and can accept responsibility within the plan. Keeping records - Recording selected useful information, usually focused for a specific purpose. Student is able to categorize information, to select useful information and apply the skill of record keeping to specific tasks. Teamwork - Work done by two or more people, each doing parts of the whole task. Teamwork involves communicating effectively, identifying and agreeing on a common task, dividing a task by identifying contributions by each person, accepting responsibility for one's part of the task, working together to complete the task and sharing accomplishment.