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Leadership School Curriculum
Classes:
Communication Skills
– Students will strengthen communication skills, discuss bullying
in schools, practice conflict resolutions and assertive behavior.
Relationships – The class
focus is on improving the skills needed to build positive and healthy
relationships in all parts of the student’s life. It also defines
terms such as judgment, stereotypes and harassment.
Teambuilding – Encourages
students to practice problem solving skills that make the students
a positive contributing member of a classroom or other group.
Solo – Students have the
freedom, without the influence of others, to spend time identifying
personal strengths and talents, envision future dreams and establish
a long-term goal and action plan to complete that goal.
Decisions – The class goals
are to explore adolescent risky behavior and strategies to make healthy
decisions and to encourage students to set long-term goals.
Adventure – Using the climbing
wall and ropes course students are encouraged to take positive risks,
discover peer trust and practice supporting others.
Goals
- Increase students self confidence
- Create long term goals
- To work effectively in a group
Parent Programs
Learning Together – Provides
parents and teachers the opportunity to discuss strategies for raising
healthy, caring and responsible children.
Visitors’ Night –
A great opportunity for adults to relate to the students at Kieve
and get a better understanding of what the students have been learning
at The Leadership School.
The Mission of Kieve-Wavus
Kieve-Wavus educates and empowers young people and adults to contribute
positively to society. We foster spiritual, intellectual, social,
and physical growth in order to increase self-confidence, raise
personal aspirations, and generate enthusiasm for life-long learning.
Working at our spectacular camps on Damariscotta Lake, in the wilderness,
in schools, and in communities, we promote the values of teamwork,
kindness, respect, and environmental stewardship.
- Increase their self confidence
- Raise their aspirations
- Develop their ability to work better within
a group
Maine Learning Results
Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
- Students will understand how to reduce their health risks through
the practice of healthy behaviors.
Influences on Health - Students
will understand how media techniques, cultural perspectives, technology,
peers and family influence behaviors that affect health.
Communication Skills - Students
will understand that skillful communication can contribute to better
health for themselves, their families and the community.
Decision-Making and Goal Setting
- Students will learn how to set personal goals and make decisions
that lead to better health.
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