Course Themes and Lessons
Building Character For Life™ explores 7 major life and character development themes, which are further broken down into 3-5 Lessons each. Below is the complete list of Themes and their corresponding Lessons.
- Childhood Independence
- Responsible behavior without adult supervision
- Talking to strangers
- Being safety conscious
- Relationships
- Friendship
- The new kid on the block
- The importance of forgiveness in any relationship
- Accepting people for who they are
- Making sacrifices for others
- Model Behavior
- What a good role model looks like
- Being a good sport
- What is karma?
- Doing the right thing and being honest
- Communication Skills
- Thinking before you speak
- Bullying prevention
- Showing compassion
- Constructive criticism
- Active listening
- Managing Emotions
- Identifying emotions
- Expressing emotions appropriately
- Controlling anger and releasing tension
- Judging people
- Generational Differences
- Speeding up and slowing down time
- Relating to older people
- Showing respect for adults
- Follow Your Heart
- Following your heart – “If you stop dreaming, you stop living”
- Be careful what you wish for
- Recognizing value
Each Theme and its corresponding Lessons are packaged as individual learning modules. These Lesson Packages include:
- Instructions for the leader
- Discussion guide
- One or more activities designed to engage with the topic
- “Follow Your Heart” video clips