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
- 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
- Media literacy, so they can make objective decisions about advertisements etc.
- Time Management and Organization
- Methods of dealing with stress
- Rights of US citizens under the Constitution; how the government works
- Communication and Etiquette
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