L.I.F.E. (Learning in a Faith Filled Environment)
Guidelines and Life Skills
Our students will be learning about the L.I.F.E. Guidelines and the Life Skills. The L.I.F.E. Guidelines are trustworthiness, truthfulness, active listening, no put-downs, and personal best. They are a rationale for personal behavior and responsibility. These guidelines will help the students know God made each of us special and loves us for who we are. They will help the students show respect for the uniqueness of people in all aspects: race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, economic status, etc. The guidelines help the students distinguish between good choices and bad choices.
The Life Skills are the foundation for living as responsible Catholic Christians. Modeling and acknowledging others’ use of them on a daily basis is the best way to teach them. Life skills are;
· Social skills that help children succeed in school and beyond.
· Skills that help children learn to say “NO” when it is appropriate.
· The foundation of our work ethic, our character and personal behavior.
· The “stuff” that achievement is made of.
· Like the gas that makes the car go!
There are 17 Life Skills. We work on a new Life Skill every two weeks. We observe our students and when we see them exhibiting a Life Skill, we will fill out a “Caught Using Life Skills” slip. The student will take it home to be signed and then return it to school and put it in a big jar. Once a month we draw several names from the jar and those students get to have a pizza lunch with Pastor and Principal at the rectory.
Both the L.I.F.E. Guidelines and the Life Skills are in the course of study for our school.
L.I.F.E. (Learning in a Faith Filled Environment)
Guidelines and Life Skills
Our students will be learning about the L.I.F.E. Guidelines and the Life Skills. The L.I.F.E. Guidelines are trustworthiness, truthfulness, active listening, no put-downs, and personal best. They are a rationale for personal behavior and responsibility. These guidelines will help the students know God made each of us special and loves us for who we are. They will help the students show respect for the uniqueness of people in all aspects: race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, economic status, etc. The guidelines help the students distinguish between good choices and bad choices.
The Life Skills are the foundation for living as responsible Catholic Christians. Modeling and acknowledging others’ use of them on a daily basis is the best way to teach them. Life skills are;
· Social skills that help children succeed in school and beyond.
· Skills that help children learn to say “NO” when it is appropriate.
· The foundation of our work ethic, our character and personal behavior.
· The “stuff” that achievement is made of.
· Like the gas that makes the car go!
There are 17 Life Skills. We work on a new Life Skill every two weeks. We observe our students and when we see them exhibiting a Life Skill, we will fill out a “Caught Using Life Skills” slip. The student will take it home to be signed and then return it to school and put it in a big jar. Once a month we draw several names from the jar and those students get to have a pizza lunch with Pastor and Principal at the rectory.
Both the L.I.F.E. Guidelines and the Life Skills are in the course of study for our school.