Life Skills Education Program, Part II – The Session

Life Skills are behaviors used appropriately and responsibly in the management of personal affairs. They are a set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience that are used to handle problems and questions commonly encountered in daily human life. The subject varies greatly depending on social norms and community expectations. Although academics are very important, but Life Skills help us face day to day problems more effectively.

Our program on Life Skills education held on 31st Jan 2014 included a 45 minutes session on this topic by Ms. Vasanti Godkhindi, an individual with 22 years of experience in community level projects relating to adolescents and children. It was an interactive session, helping the children and parents recognize various Life Skills viz. negotiation, communication, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, decision making etc. These skills will enable them to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Students participation in the session further added to their interest.

She demonstrated the above through a story about a girl who was stuck in a situation and how she used different Life Skills to get out of the situation. The girl found herself alone in a deserted place one night. She critically thought about the circumstances and contacted the nearby police station. The policemen directed her to a bus stop and thus she was able to reach her home safely

The session clearly conveyed the students the importance of recognizing their strengths to bring out the best results in group activities, and also helped these students understand, assimilate and grasp some very essential Life Skills.

This event is our first step towards embarking upon the journey of Life Skills education. We will reach out to 100 girls of Mapkhan School during academic year 2014-15 and look forward to expand further in future.

There’s still more to come though!! Watch out for Part III and Part IV of Life Skills series !!