The Student Handbook in English and Spanish versions focuses on character, life skills and personal enrichment education, utilizing recognized 21 Century Learning Skills in conjunction with digital age and knowledge economy. Embedded throughout the text is the company’s Core Values. The handbook includes quotes, stories, poems and references to websites, books, music lyrics and other information to emphasize the main themes of the chapters. Student participation is highly interactive with involvement in projects and team building exercises. As a way of fully engaging the students, they are encouraged to track their own progress with the use of technology, i.e., texting, emails, podcasts, website blogs and other social networks. The course is conducted a minimum of 3 hours a week for the length of a school semester (54 hours) or may be extended to an entire school year. The training includes the following program components:
- Leadership
- Organization Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Technical Fluency
- Setting and Achieving Goals
- Collaboration and Cooperation
- Creative, Innovative and Critical Thinking
- Networking
- Decision Making and Choices
- Motivational Theory
- Attitudes
- Conflict Resolution
- Inquiry Techniques
- Perspective Analysis
- Communication Skills
To view excerpts from the student handbook, click on the links below:
“Before this class I was struggling tremendously in and outside of school. I felt like I was on my way to nothing in life and I didn’t picture myself graduating high school.” “During this class I have figured myself out. Now I know what I want to do in life. Honestly, this class saved my high school experience and now I am determined to graduate high school and go to college.”— Arturo
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