CORE TOPICS
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is the ability to focus on and understand one’s self: one’s thoughts, emotions and actions. The ability to navigate school, community, and home environments relies on self-awareness. Social and interpersonal skills are enhanced by increased self-awareness, and are essential for successful adult living.
Self-Management
Self-management is a skillset that allows one to assume responsibility for their own behavior and well-being. It implies the understanding that decisions affect outcomes and consequences. It is a developmental goal in all educational settings. Self-management allows students to independently pursue many aspects of their academic lives. Good self-management enhances goal setting and decision making skills. Self-management is needed in all professional and personal relationships.
Social Awareness
Social awareness is simply being able to recognize emotions in others. This enhances empathy, helps us create win-wins and strengthens healthy, cohesive communities.
Relationship Skills
One of the strongest skillsets an individual can build is their ability to create and foster relationships with other people. When navigating more challenging interactions, such as disagreements or consoling someone in emotional distress, it’s important to learn how to uphold boundaries while responding to others’ needs. Healthy connections to other human beings enhances resilience and reduces anxiety and depression.
Responsible Decision-Making
The importance of responsible decision-making cannot be overemphasized. Important life decisions depend on emotional stability and management of personal energy.