Life Skills Class 2023-24

Life Skills Course

 

This course is designed to be a supplement to the graduating class(es) by providing information and opportunities for students to engage and interact within the following realms:

  • • Mental/Physical Health & Awareness
  • • Critical Thinking, Communication & Problem Solving
  • • Personal Finance & Economics
  • • Basic Life Skills

 

Required Texts:

 

Calendar:

September
  • 9/13 – Personal Responsibility vs. Self Sabotage
  • 9/20 – Emotional Intelligence High vs. Low
  • 9/27 – Stress and Overwhelm – the Mental and Physical Tolls, and How to Deal
October
  • 10/4 – Cultivating a Creator Mindset and a Personal Board of Directors
  • 10/11 – Knowledge is Power – Why We Do The Things We Do
  • 10/18 – Intro to Basic Money Principles
  • 10/25 – Banking Clarity
November
  • 11/1 – Types of Employment and the Taxes They Bring
  • 11/8 – Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes
  • 11/15 – Make your Money Work for You – Budgeting, Bills and Borrowing
  • 11/22 – Thanksgiving Break
  • 11/29 – A Crash Course in Macroeconomics
December
  • 12/6 – You are the Target of the Market
  • 12/13 – Service Project
  • 12/20 – Christmas Break
  • 12/27 – Christmas Break
January
  • 1/3 – To Work or To Study, That is the Question
  • 1/10 – Joining the Rat Race
  • 1/17 – Effective Social Communication/Manners and Negotiating
  • 1/24 – Common Sense and Detailed Awareness
  • 1/31 – Biases, Judgements, and the Decision Making Process
February
  • 2/7 – Field Trip: Courtroom Sit in at Clark County Courthouse
  • 2/14 – Where to Live and How to Stay There
  • 2/21 – Common Sense Around the House – Part 1
  • 2/28 – Common Sense Around the House – Part 2
March
  • 3/6 – In the Kitchen – Part 1, Health, Nutrition and Groceries
  • 3/13 – Field Trip: Grocery Shopping Experiment
  • 3/20 – In the Kitchen – Part 2
  • 3/27 Spring Break
April
  • 4/3 – Spring Break
  • 4/10 – Health Insurance, Doctors, & Your Rights
  • 4/17 – Personal Health and Habits, Basic First Aid, and Emergencies
  • 4/24 – Car Care and Travel Safety
May
  • 5/1 – Field Trip: Parking Lot
  • 5/8 – What To Do When You Dig Too Deep of a Hole
  • 5/15 – Final Day – Party
  • 5/22 – Service Project