Learning for Life
| Provider Name: | |
| Contact: | Michael Childers |
| Address: |
10 Centre Drive, P.O. Box 268 Jamesburg New Jersey 08831-0268 |
| Phone: | 609-655-9600 |
| Fax: | 609-655-7424 |
| Toll Free: | |
| Web Site: | www.learningforlife.org |
| Email: |
PROGRAM FOCUS: In this section the provider lists the dimensions of student growth and development that its program intends to address.
| Values and Virtues: | Caring, Courage, Diversity, Family, Fairness, Giving, Honesty, Kindness, Pro Social Norms, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Social Justice, Trustworthiness |
| Life Skills: | Active Listening, Body Language, Beliefs and aggression, Compromise, Cooperation, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Empathy, Goal Setting, Group Relationship Skills, Job Search Skills, Leadership, Moral Reasoning, Problem Solving, Refusal Skills, Relationship Skills, Sportsmanship, Standard Setting Skills, Study Skills, Student Achievement, Student Involvement/Connectedness, Time Management |
| Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: | Adjustment to Change, Coping with Trauma, Drug/Alcohol Abuse SkillsPrevention, Fitness, Human Potential, Hygiene, Motivation, Perceptions of School Climate, Self Awareness, Self Control/Discipline, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Self Injury Prevention, Sense of Community, Sexual Health, Stress Management |
| Socially Negative Behaviors: | Bullying, Cheating, Gangs, Lying, Peer Pressure, Prejudice, Stealing, Teasing, Truancy, Vandalism, Violence |
| Community Involvement: | Bonding with Pro-Social Institutions, Citizenship, Community Building, Mentoring, Mediation, Peace Making, Peer Support, Philanthropy, Parent/Family Involvement, School wide community, Service Learning, Volunteering |
AUDIENCE:
| 1. This is the target audience the program/services are designed to impact. | |
| Students: | K-12, At Risk, Special Needs |
| Staff: | Teachers |
| Community: | Parents/Family, Organizations/Agencies |
| 2. This is the audience that will work directly with the program to achieve results. | |
| Students: | K-12,At Risk,Special Needs |
| Staff: | Teachers |
| Community: | Parents/Family,Organizations/Agencies |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
| "It helps youth meet the challenge OF growing up by teaching CHARACTER AND career education AND the linking those skills TO the REAL world," |
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.
| Needs Assessment: | Survey, Interview |
| Implementation: | Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Parent Programs, Curriculum Integration, Community Involvement |
| Evaluation Methods: | Observation, Student Assessment, Survey |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.
| Training: Required | Training Delivered: On-Site |
| Amount of training required: Less than 1 Day | |
| Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): No | |
| Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, Follow up support | |
EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: This section lists whether or not the program provider has evaluated the results of their program. If the program does have evaluation results, this section indicates what kinds of data were collected and where the results were published.
| DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: Yes |
| 1. Methods and/or designs that have been used: Interview, Observation, Testimonials |
| 2. Results/outcomes were published in: Not Published |
SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.
| Required | Curriculum Guides, Evaluation Materials, Teacher Manual, CD-Rom, Certificates |
| Optional | T-Shirts |