 Achieve
Lifeskills and Character Education is first and foremost an educational body that is involved in promoting learning
amongst children and young people. Its purpose is
to educate and serve, and to be complementary to parenting
and to formal school academic education.
The curriculum is basically divided into the following parts, with a number
of levels in each part:
 A. Elementary
(primary) school level
(typically years 5 & 6;
ages 10
to 12)
B. Secondary school level (typically years 12 to 18)
C. Tertiary
education level
D. Job Seekers
E. Adults (parents and carers)
 The following list, in no special order, is a summary of
the many subjects that will be covered by the Achieve Lifeskills
and Character Education (ALCE) curriculum. Our curriculum
needs to always remain dynamic to change so that it may
serve and teach in the most effective manner possible. By
dynamic, we mean being able to change to suit time, geography
or demography.
1. Core
life values
- respect,
honour and dignity
- morals
and ethics
2. Self
esteem and confidence building
- “what
I think, I am”
- respect
yourself in order to respect others
- limitations
and other false barriers to achievement
3. High
Expectations of oneself
4. Optimism
and the power of positive thinking
5. Resilience;
how to cope with life’s challenges and recover from
setbacks
6. Negotiation
7. Procrastination,
and how to get things done
8. Communication
9. Relationships
and understanding other people; empathy
10. Philosophy
11. The
advancement of philanthropy
12. Maximising
the effectiveness of the school years
13. Successful
study and learning skills; planning for scholarships and other educational opportunities
14. Healthy
competition
- the importance of sport
- striving to do your best or
be the best you can be
15. Planning,
strategy and tactics
- short term achievement
- long term goals
- the difference between dreams
and goals
16. Goal
setting for achievement
17. Effective
decision making and execution of ideas
18. Problem
solving and lateral thinking
19. Professionalism
and image
20. Public
speaking and presentations
- confident speaking
- persuasive argument and debating
21. Handling
difficult people
22. Surviving
difficult situations
23. Stress
- how to cope with it
- how to stop it being destructive
in your life
24. Multiculturalism
and global thinking
25. The
law; your rights as an individual; your responsibility as a community member
26. “Don’t
sweat the small stuff … and it’s all small stuff.”
Never
lose the innocence of the child within you, that sense of wonder … nor
forget how to have fun and enjoy life, whilst respecting your responsibilities
and contribution.
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