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Adulting Skills Summer 2021

Curriculum:


  • Critical thinking, so they can evaluate new information


  • Emotional intelligence so they can understand themselves and others, and make wise choices in life. (Developed with input from a psychiatrist.)


  • Romance - How to choose a compatible life partner; how to maintain a relationship; how to avoid abusive relationships  


  • Personal finance and financial literacy - how to budget, use credit,  use insurance etc 


  • Household maintenance - clean, ironing and other household tasks


  • Car and Bike Maintenance


  • Career options after high school - college, trade school, military, work, entrepreneurship Career discussion. Students may not be prepared to make a career choice at this point in their lives, but we intend to get them thinking about some of their options


  • How to excel in any job


  • Media literacy, so they can make objective decisions about advertisements etc.


  • Time Management and Organization


  • Methods of dealing with stress


  • Health and Exercise


  • Rights of US citizens under the Constitution; how the government works 


  • Leadership


  • Communication and Etiquette


  • Simple Meal Preparation


Many of these subjects have no right or wrong answer; we will be introducing ideas and will be discussing them with the students, getting them to at least start thinking about them as a first step to coming to their own conclusions.  


Lesson Format:


Powerpoint based lectures, with plenty of classroom discussion, group projects and hands on activities!


Schedule for Summer 2021:


June 7-18 M-F 1:30PM - 4:00PM


Location:


First United Methodist Church

315 N Church St

McKinney, TX 75069


Price:


 $400

 

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