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s IDENTIFYEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLETOTHEMINMIDDLEJUNIORHIGHSCHOOL
s IDENTIFYSCHOOLSUBJECTMATTERASRELATEDTOPOTENTIALCAREERS

s 2ECOGNIZECAREERSTHATWILLALLOWTHEMTOFULlLLTHEIRPOTENTIAL
s BECOMEAWARETHATSCHOOLISPARTOFTHEPREPARATIONFORAPOTENTIALCAREER
s IDENTIFYTHEIMPORTANCEOFALLWORKTHATCONTRIBUTESTOSOCIETY
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHETRADITIONALWORKETHIC
s DEMONSTRATEAWARENESSOFTHERELATIONSHIPOFLEISURETIMEACTIVITIESWORKANDEDUCATION
s DESCRIBETHEIRQUALITYOFLIFEANDFACTORSTHATINmUENCETHOSEQUALITIESOFLIFE

s $EVELOPTHEIRLEADERSHIPSKILLS
s DESCRIBETHEQUALITIESOFPEOPLETHEYPERCEIVETOBEEFFECTIVELEADERS
s RECOGNIZETHEIRLEADERSHIPSKILLSANDQUALITIESANDTHOSEOFOTHERS
s DESCRIBETHECONSEQUENCESOFTAKINGRESPONSIBILITY

$ECISION MAKING'OAL SETTING0LANNING0ROBLEM SOLVING3KILLS

s -AKEDECISIONS
s DElNEANDEXPLAINTHEIMPORTANCEOFEACHOFTHESTEPSINTHEDECISION MAKINGPROCESS
s ANALYZETHEIROWNSKILLSFORMAKINGPERSONALANDEDUCATIONALDECISIONS
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEIRBELIEFSCONTRIBUTETOTHEIRDECISIONS
s DESCRIBETHESKILLSNECESSARYFORMAKINGDECISIONSANDCHOOSINGALTERNATIVESINPLANNINGFORAND
PURSUINGEDUCATIONALANDTENTATIVECAREERGOALS

s $EVELOPAPLANOFACTION
s DElNEANDEXPLAINTHEIMPORTANCEOFEACHOFTHESTEPSINTHEPLANNINGPROCESS
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEIRBELIEFSCONTRIBUTETOTHEIRPLANNING
s DESCRIBEHOWPLANNINGENHANCESTHEIRLIVES
s IDENTIFYTHENEEDFORORGANIZATIONANDTIMEMANAGEMENTSKILLS
s UNDERSTANDTHEIMPORTANCEOFPLANNINGANDPREPARINGFORPOTENTIALCAREERSINTHEWORLDOFWORK

s 3ETGOALS
s DElNEANDEXPLAINTHEIMPORTANCEOFEACHOFTHESTEPSINTHEGOAL SETTINGPROCESS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHESKILLSNEEDEDFORGOAL SETTINGCONSTRUCTSOMEPERSONALGOALS
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEIRBELIEFSCONTRIBUTETOTHEIRGOALS
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENSHORT INTERMEDIATE ANDLONG TERMGOALS

s 'ATHERINFORMATION
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEPURPOSEANDNATUREOFWORK
s APPLYRELEVANTINFORMATIONTHEYHAVEABOUTTHEMSELVES


s 3OLVEPROBLEMS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEUSEOFAPROBLEM SOLVINGPROCESS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEIROWNSTRATEGIESFORPROBLEM SOLVING
s DESCRIBEAPPROPRIATEMETHODSFORMANAGINGSTRESS

s -ANAGECHANGE
s ANALYZEWAYSTHEYHAVEDONOTHAVECONTROLOVERTHEIRENVIRONMENT
s IDENTIFYWAYSTHEYHAVECONTROLOVERTHEMSELVESANDTHEIRQUALITYOFLIFE
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFCHANGESTHATHAVEOCCURREDINTHEMSELVESANDINTHEIRPEERS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFCHANGESTHATHAVEOCCURREDINTHEIRENVIRONMENT

s -ANAGETHETRANSITIONSFROMONESCHOOLLEVELTOTHENEXT
s ANALYZETHEIRTHOUGHTSANDFEELINGSABOUTTHETRANSITIONTOMIDDLESCHOOLJUNIORHIGH
s ANALYZETHECHANGESTHEYMAKEINADAPTINGTOTHEMAKEUPOFTHENEWEDUCATIONALENVIRONMENT
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEPEOPLEWHOAREAVAILABLECANHELPTHEMWHENNEEDED

)NTERPERSONAL%FFECTIVENESS

s 2ESPECTOTHERS
s BECOMEAWARETHATEACHINDIVIDUALISUNIQUE
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATSIMILARITIESANDDIFFERENCESAMONGPEOPLEAREVALUABLE
s EVALUATETRAITSANDBEHAVIORSADMIREDINOTHERS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFAVARIETYOFWAYSTOSOLVECONmICTSWITHOTHERS
s SPEAKRESPECTFULLYTOADULTSANDPEERS
s RESPECTOTHERSIDEASOPINIONSFEELINGS

s 2ELATEWELLWITHOTHERS
s SPECIFYCHARACTERISTICSINOTHERSTHEYLIKEDISLIKEAPPRECIATEDONOTAPPRECIATE
s RECOGNIZEHOWTHEIRACTIONSAFFECTOTHERSFEELINGS
s ANALYZETHEIMPORTANCEOFHELPINGOTHERSBEINGHELPEDBYOTHERS
s BECOMEAWAREOFTHESKILLSNEEDEDFOREFFECTIVEFUNCTIONINGINTHEHOMECOMMUNITYANDSCHOOL
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEIMPORTANCEOFCOOPERATION
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEDIFFERENTWAYSTHEYINTERACTWITHPEERSANDADULTSINDIFFERENTSETTINGS
s ANALYZETHEADVANTAGESANDDISADVANTAGESOFWORKINGTOGETHERWITHOTHERSINSCHOOLANDATWORK
s ANALYZETHESIMILARITIESANDDIFFERENCESBETWEENCOOPERATIONANDCOMPETITION
s OFFERACCEPTHELPFULCRITICISM

s -AINTAINTHEIRPERSONALINTEGRITYWHILEPARTICIPATINGINGROUPS
s DEMONSTRATETHEABILITYTOFUNCTIONEFFECTIVELYINGROUPSWITHOUTLOSSOFPERSONALINTEGRITY
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATPEERPRESSUREINmUENCESTHEMPOSITIVELYNEGATIVELY


 s $EVELOPHEALTHYFRIENDSHIPS
s CHOOSEFRIENDSCONSISTENTWITHPERSONALBELIEFSTANDARDS
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENTHECHARACTERISTICSOFCLOSEFRIENDSANDTHOSEPERSONSWHOARENOTCLOSEFRIENDS
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATASTHEYMEETMOREPEOPLETHEYDEVELOPNEWFRIENDSHIPS
s ANALYZETHESKILLSNEEDEDTOMAKEANDKEEPFRIENDSWHILEMAINTAININGTHEIROWNSTANDARDS

s &UNCTIONEFFECTIVELYASGROUPMEMBERS
s DESCRIBEHOWPEOPLEDEPENDONEACHOTHERTOFULlLLTHEIRNEEDS
s IDENTIFYTHEIROWNNEEDSFORGROUPAFlLIATION
s DIFFERENTIATEBETWEENTHETYPESOFGROUPSOFWHICHTHEYAREMEMBERS
s BECOMEAWAREOFTHEINDEPENDENCEANDINTERDEPENDENCEOFTHEGROUPSOFWHICHTHEYAREMEMBERS
s BECOMEAWAREOFTHEIRCONTRIBUTIONSTOTHEIRGROUPS

#OMMUNICATION3KILLS

s 5NDERSTANDBASICCOMMUNICATIONSKILLS
s LISTANDDElNEDESCRIBETHEBASICCOMMUNICATIONSKILLS
s ANALYZEHOWCOMMUNICATIONSKILLSAFFECTTHEIRRELATIONSHIPSWITHOTHERS
s BEAWAREOFNON VERBALCOMMUNICATION

s %XPRESSTHEMSELVES
s USEEFFECTIVECOMMUNICATIONSSKILLSTOMANAGEPEERPRESSURE
s EXPRESSTHEIRFEELINGSCLEARLYANDAPPROPRIATELY
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATINDEPENDENTVIEWSCANBEEXPRESSEDINANACCEPTABLEWAY
s ANALYZEHOWWHATTHEYSAYAFFECTSOTHERSACTIONSANDFEELINGS
s EXPRESSTHEMSELVESHONESTLY
s SPEAKCLEARLYANDTOTHEPOINT
s EXPRESSFEELINGSANDOPINIONSWITHOUTOFFENDINGOTHERS

s ,ISTENTOOTHERS
s BECOMEAWAREOFTHEDIFFERENCESINTHEWAYONELISTENSTOANDSPEAKSWITHFRIENDSASCONTRASTEDWITH
THOSEWHOARENOTCLOSEFRIENDS
s DEMONSTRATECONCERNANDRESPECTFORTHEFEELINGSINTERESTSANDOPINIONSOFOTHERS
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENTHOUGHTSANDFEELINGSOFOTHERS
s ANALYZEHOWWHATOTHERSSAYAFFECTSTHEIRACTIONSANDFEELINGS
s RESPECTOTHERSOPINIONS

#ROSS CULTURAL%FFECTIVENESS

s !PPRECIATETHEIROWNCULTURE
s IDENTIFYTHEGROUPSTOWHICHTHEYBELONGBECAUSEOFTHEIRBACKGROUNDTHEIRFAMILYANDTHEIRHERITAGE
s IDENTIFYTHECULTURALPRACTICESTHEIRFAMILIESAPPRECIATEANDHOWTHEYAFFECTTHEIRFEELINGSOFSELF WORTH
s DISCUSSTHEIROWNCULTUREOPENLYANDHONESTLYWITHOTHERS
s DESCRIBETHEIROWNCULTURESCUSTOMSANDEXPECTATIONS


 s 2ESPECTOTHERSASINDIVIDUALSANDACCEPTTHEMFORTHEIRCULTURALMEMBERSHIP
s BECOMEAWARETHATCULTURALHERITAGESANDTRADITIONSDIFFER
s RESPECTOTHERSCULTURESBYREFERRINGTOTHEIRCULTUREAPPROPRIATELY
s BECOMEAWARETHATOTHERSAREBOTHINDIVIDUALSANDMEMBERSOFCULTURALGROUPS

s 2ELATEEFFECTIVELYWITHOTHERSBASEDONAPPRECIATIONFORDIFFERENCESSIMILARITIESINCULTURALMEMBERSHIP
s DISCUSSSIMILARITIESDIFFERENCESAMONGVARIOUSCULTURALGROUPS
s BEAWAREOFCONmICTSRESULTINGFROMCULTURE RELATEDBELIEFSANDBIASES
s BECOMEAWAREOFHOWUNDERSTANDINGAPPRECIATINGDIFFERENCESOFHERITAGEHELPTHEIRANDOTHERS
SELF CONCEPTSANDSOCIALRELATIONSHIPS
s DISCUSSHOWCULTURALDIFFERENCESAMONGPEOPLERELATETOTHEUNIQUENESSOFINDIVIDUALSANDTHE
ENRICHMENTOFTHETOTALGROUP

s %VALUATEHOWSTEREOTYPINGAFFECTSTHEMANDTHEIRRELATIONSHIPSWITHOTHERS
s BEAWARETHATTHEYSHOULDDEVELOPCRITERIAFORWHENTOGENERALIZEANDWHENNOTTO
s BECOMEAWAREOFREASONSWHYSTEREOTYPESAREATTACHEDTOGROUPSANDWHYTHISREPRESENTSFAULTYLOGIC
s UNDERSTANDHOWPREJUDICIALACTIONSTHATTHEYHAVESEENAREHURTFULTOINDIVIDUALS
s BECOMEAWAREOFSTEREOTYPESTHATAREPREVALENTINSOCIETY

2ESPONSIBLE"EHAVIOR

s "EHAVERESPONSIBLY
s ADHERETOCLASSANDSCHOOLBEHAVIORALEXPECTATIONS

s 4AKERESPONSIBILITYFORTHEIROWNBEHAVIORS
s DEMONSTRATECONSIDERATIONANDRESPECTFORTHEFEELINGSPROPERTYANDPHYSICALWELL BEINGOFOTHERS
s BECOMEAWARETHATTHEIRBELIEFSAFFECTTHEIRBEHAVIORS
s IDENTIFYPERSONALBEHAVIORALBELIEFSANDTHOSEOFTHEIRBASICGROUPS
s IDENTIFYBEHAVIORSTHATILLUSTRATERESPECTFORTHEMSELVESANDFOROTHERS
s IDENTIFYANDDEMONSTRATESOCIALBEHAVIORSWHICHENCOURAGEACCEPTANCEBYOTHERS
s DESCRIBEHOWEMOTIONSAFFECTTHEIRBEHAVIOR
s RECOGNIZETHATJUDGMENTSAREMADEONTHEIRBEHAVIORSANDATTITUDES

s "ESELF DISCIPLINED
s MAINTAINCONTROLOVERTHEMSELVES
s DEMONSTRATEPERSONALBEHAVIORTHATRECOGNIZESHUMANWORTHANDDIGNITYINRELATINGTOOTHERS
s BECOMEAWAREOFSITUATIONSTHATPRODUCEAVARIETYOFBEHAVIORS


 'RADES 

3ELF CONFIDENCE$EVELOPMENT

s (AVEACCURATESELF CONCEPTS
s EVALUATETHEIRPROGRESSTOWARDTHEDEVELOPMENTOFANACCURATESELF CONCEPT
s USESELF APPRAISALSKILLS
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEWAYTHEYMANAGESCHOOLLEARNINGISANEXPRESSIONOFSELFCONCEPT
s IDENTIFYPERSONALLEARNINGSTYLE

s !PPRECIATETHEIRUNIQUENESS
s ACKNOWLEDGEACCEPTANDAPPRECIATEUNIQUENESSINTHEMSELVES
s ANALYZEWHATCONTRIBUTESTOTHEIRFEELINGSOFSELF WORTH
s ANALYZETHEIRPERSONALSTANDARDS
s IDENTIFYTHEIRWORKBELIEFS
s DESCRIBEMETHODSTHEYUSEINCARINGFORTHEIRPHYSICALINTELLECTUALANDEMOTIONALHEALTH
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENTHINGSTHATAREHELPFULANDTHOSETHATAREHARMFULTOTHEIRPHYSICALINTELLECTUAL
ANDEMOTIONALHEALTH

s -ANAGETHEIRFEELINGS
s DESCRIBETHEBENElTSOFEXPRESSINGTHEIRFEELINGSTOANADULT
s DESCRIBETHEBENElTSTHEYDERIVEFROMTAKINGTIMEFORTHEMSELVES
s ANALYZEHOWTHEYMANAGETHEIRFEELINGS

-OTIVATIONTO!CHIEVE

s $EVELOPTHEIROWNACADEMICPOTENTIAL
s ANALYZEWHATCONTRIBUTESTOTHEIRFEELINGSOFCOMPETENCEANDCONlDENCE
s ANALYZETHEIMPACTONTHEIRSCHOOLPERFORMANCEOFTHEIRPREFERREDLEARNINGSTYLETHEIRSTUDY
SKILLSANDHABITS
s ANALYZETHEBENElTSTHEYDERIVEFROMLEARNING
s ANALYZEHOWTHEIRCURRENTEDUCATIONALPERFORMANCEWILLENHANCEHINDERTHEIRACHIEVINGDESIREDGOALS
s EXPRESSTHEIMPORTANCEOFDEVELOPINGTHEIRACADEMICPOTENTIAL
s UNDERSTANDTHEATTITUDESNECESSARYFORSUCCESSINWORKANDLEARNING

s 4AKEADVANTAGEOFTHEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIESAFFORDEDTHEMINELEMENTARYANDSECONDARYSCHOOL
s IDENTIFYTHESCHOOLSGRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
s DESCRIBEWHICHOFTHEOPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLETOTHEMINTHEHIGHSCHOOLISIMPORTANTTOTHEM
s DESCRIBETHEVARIETYOFOPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLETOTHEMINTHESCHOOLSETTING
s ANALYZETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENEDUCATIONALACHIEVEMENTTOPOTENTIALCAREEROPPORTUNITIES
s PREDICTHOWTHEYWILLUSEKNOWLEDGEFROMCERTAINSUBJECTSINFUTURELIFEANDWORKEXPERIENCES


 s 2ECOGNIZECAREERSTHATWILLALLOWTHEMTOFULlLLTHEIRPOTENTIAL
s DESCRIBETHEIMPORTANCEOFBASICSKILLSFORACHIEVINGDESIREDLIFESTYLESTANDARDOFLIVING
ANDOCCUPATIONALCHOICES
s ANALYZEPASTACHIEVEMENTSINRELATIONTOPOSSIBLECAREERCHOICES
s DESCRIBETHEPROCESSOFCAREEREXPLORATIONANDPLANNING
s IDENTIFYHOWTHEIRPERSONALINTERESTSMATCHWITHAREEXPRESSEDTHROUGHHOBBIESEXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIESINITIALWORKEXPERIENCESANDCAREERCHOICES
s ANALYZESOCIETYSATTITUDESANDBELIEFSTOWARDWORKANDTHEIROWNATTITUDESANDBELIEFSTOWARDWORK

s $EVELOPTHEIRLEADERSHIPSKILLS
s ANALYZETHEIRLEADERSHIPSKILLSANDQUALITIES
s ANALYZEWHENTHEYTAKEDONOTTAKERESPONSIBILITY

$ECISION MAKING'OAL SETTING0LANNING0ROBLEM SOLVING3KILLS

s -AKEDECISIONS
s ANALYZETHEIMPORTANCEOFEACHOFTHESTEPSINTHEDECISION MAKINGPROCESS
s EVALUATETHEIRSKILLSFORMAKINGDECISIONS
s ANALYZEHOWPASTDECISIONSINmUENCEPRESENTDECISIONSANDPROJECTHOWPRESENTDECISIONSWILLINmUENCE
FUTUREDECISIONS
s ACCEPTRESPONSIBILITYFORDECISIONSTHEYHAVEMADEANDANALYZETHECONSEQUENCES
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHECONCEPTOFRISKANDRISK TAKING
s DEMONSTRATEHAVINGTHESKILLSNECESSARYFORMAKINGDECISIONSANDCHOOSINGALTERNATIVESINPLANNINGFOR
ANDPURSUINGEDUCATIONALANDTENTATIVECAREERGOALS

s $EVELOPAPLANOFACTION
s ANALYZETHEIMPORTANCEOFTHESTEPSINTHEPLANNINGPROCESS
s EVALUATETHEIRSKILLSINUSINGAPLANNINGPROCESS
s ANALYZETHEIMPACTPLANNINGLACKOFPLANNINGHASHADONTHEIRLIVES
s ASSESSTHERESULTSOFSOMEPREVIOUSLYIMPLEMENTEDPLANS
s ANALYZETHEIRTIMEMANAGEMENTSKILLSANDWAYSTOIMPROVETHEM

s 3ETGOALS
s DEMONSTRATETHEABILITYTOSETPRIORITIES
s ANALYZEGOALSTHEYHAVEPREVIOUSLYSET
s ANALYZETHECONSEQUENCESOFCONSISTENTLYSETTINGREALISTICUNREALISTICGOALS
s DESCRIBEWHATTHEYENVISIONASTHEIRPREFERREDQUALITYOFLIFE
s SETSOMEPERSONALSHORT ANDLONG TERMGOALS
s DESCRIBETHEIMPORTANCEOFINTEGRATINGTHEIRBELIEFSYSTEMINTOTHEGOAL SETTINGPROCESS


 s 'ATHERINFORMATION
s ANALYZETHEINFORMATIONTHEYHAVEABOUTTHEMSELVESTHATISRELEVANTTOEDUCATIONAL
ANDCAREERDECISION MAKINGANDPLANNING
s DEMONSTRATEHAVINGSKILLSFORLOCATINGUNDERSTANDINGANDUSINGCAREERINFORMATION
s RESEARCHPOTENTIALCAREERS
s DEMONSTRATECONCEPTUALUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEWORKWORLD
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGOFFACTORSWHICHCONSTITUTETHEWORKWORLD
s IDENTIFYVARIOUSEDUCATIONTRAININGROUTESWHICHLEADTOTHEWORKWORLD

s 3OLVEPROBLEMS
s ANALYZETHEIMPORTANCEOFEACHOFTHESTEPSINAPROBLEM SOLVINGPROCESS
s EXPANDTHEIRCAPACITYTOGENERATEALTERNATIVESFORSOLVINGPROBLEMS
s ANALYZEHOWTHEYMANAGESTRESS

s -ANAGECHANGE
s ANALYZEHOWLIFESROLESSETTINGSANDEVENTSIMPACTTHEIRQUALITYOFLIFE
s IDENTIFYINTERNALEXTERNALFACTORSWHICHHAVECAUSEDTHEIRBELIEFSINTERESTSANDCAPABILITIESTOCHANGE
s EXPLAINTHEINTERRELATEDNESSOFPERSONALANDENVIRONMENTALCHANGES
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATTHEFUTUREWORKWORLDMAYBEMUCHDIFFERENTTHANTHEPRESENTONE
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATACHANGINGWORLDDEMANDSLIFE LONGLEARNING

s -ANAGETHETRANSITIONSFROMONESCHOOLLEVELTOTHENEXT
s ANALYZEEVALUATEHOWCHANGESINTHESCHOOLENVIRONMENTHAVEAFFECTEDTHEM
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEPEOPLEWHOAREAVAILABLECANHELPTHEMWHENNEEDED
s EXPLAINHOWTHEYHAVEADJUSTEDADAPTEDTOTHEHIGHSCHOOLWITHOUTGIVINGUPTHEIRBELIEFSTANDARDS
s ANALYZEHOWTHEYAREMANAGINGTHETRANSITIONTOHIGHSCHOOL

)NTERPERSONAL%FFECTIVENESS

s 2ESPECTOTHERS
s APPRECIATEUNIQUENESSINOTHERS
s ANALYZEHOWDIFFERENCESAMONGPEOPLECONTRIBUTETOARICHERENVIRONMENT

s 2ELATEWELLWITHOTHERS
s UNDERSTANDHOWTOASSESSRELATIONSHIPS
s DEMONSTRATETHEABILITYTOGETALONGWITHAVARIETYOFPEOPLE
s ANALYZEHOWPEOPLEHELPEACHOTHERFEELGOODABOUTTHEMSELVES
s ANALYZESITUATIONSINWHICHTHEYHAVEHELPEDBEENHELPEDBYOTHERSANDTHOSEINWHICHTHEYHAVE
NOTHELPEDBEENHELPED
s DEMONSTRATESOCIALSKILLSWITHPEERS


 s -AINTAINTHEIRPERSONALINTEGRITYWHILEPARTICIPATINGINGROUPS
s ANALYZETHEIRABILITYTOHANDLERESPONSIBILITYANDCONmICTSARISINGFROMPEERGROUPINVOLVEMENT
s ANALYZETHEIMPORTANCEOFTHEIRPARTICIPATIONINVARIOUSGROUPS
s DEVELOPPERSONALCRITERIAFORGROUPAFlLIATION
s ANALYZETHEPOSITIVEANDNEGATIVEEFFECTSOFGROUPPARTICIPATION

s $EVELOPHEALTHYFRIENDSHIPS
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENTHECHARACTERISTICSOFHEALTHYANDUNHEALTHYFRIENDSHIPS
s EVALUATETHEIMPORTANCEOFHAVINGFRIENDSHIPSWITHPEERSANDADULTS
s ANALYZETHESKILLSTHEYHAVEFORMAINTAININGFRIENDSHIPS

s &UNCTIONEFFECTIVELYASGROUPMEMBERS
s EVALUATEHOWANDWHYPEOPLEORGANIZETOSATISFYBASICSOCIALANDECONOMICNEEDS
s ANALYZETHEIRSTRENGTHSLIMITATIONSINFUNCTIONINGINGROUPS
s IDENTIFYLISTBEHAVIORSWHICHHELPHINDERGROUPCOOPERATIONANDEFFECTIVENESS
s DESCRIBETHEBENElTSOFWORKINGWITHATEAMTOGETAJOBDONE

#OMMUNICATION3KILLS

s 5NDERSTANDBASICCOMMUNICATIONSKILLS
s ANALYZETHEIRUSEOFTHEBASICCOMMUNICATIONSKILLS
s USELISTENINGANDEXPRESSIONSKILLSTOMANAGEPEERPRESSURE
s EVALUATEHOWLISTENINGANDEXPRESSIONSKILLSHELPTHEMTOMAKEDECISIONSSETGOALSANDSOLVEPROBLEMS
s ANALYZEHOWUSEOFCOMMUNICATIONSKILLSCONTRIBUTEHINDERAGROUPSPROGRESSTOWARDTASKCOMPLETION

s %XPRESSTHEMSELVES
s UNDERSTANDTHETHEORYBEHINDASSERTION
s EVALUATETHEEFFECTOFEXPRESSINGAPPRECIATION
s ANALYZETHEIRSKILLSATINTERPRETINGTHEIRFEELINGSTOOTHERS
s DEVELOPSKILLSNEEDEDFORAPPROPRIATEEXPRESSIONOFOPINIONSATTITUDESANDBELIEFSINGROUPS

s ,ISTENTOOTHERS
s APPRECIATETHEIMPORTANCEOFLISTENINGINORDERFORCOMMUNICATIONTOOCCUR
s ANALYZETHEIROWNABILITYTOLISTEN
s MANAGETHEEMOTIONALREACTIONSOFOTHERS

#ROSS CULTURAL%FFECTIVENESS

s !PPRECIATETHEIROWNCULTURE
s IDENTIFYCHARACTERISTICSOFTHEGROUPSTOWHICHTHEYBELONGBECAUSEOFTHEIRBACKGROUNDTHEIRFAMILY
ANDTHEIRHERITAGE
s ANALYZETHECULTURALPRACTICESTHEIRFAMILIESAPPRECIATEANDHOWTHEYAFFECTTHEIRFEELINGSOFSELF WORTH


 s 2ESPECTOTHERSASINDIVIDUALSANDACCEPTTHEMFORTHEIRCULTURALMEMBERSHIP
s RESPECTTHERIGHTSOFOTHERSREGARDLESSOFTHEIRHERITAGE
s ANALYZEWHATRESPECTINGOTHERSASINDIVIDUALSANDASMEMBERSOFCULTURALGROUPSMEANSTOTHEM

s 2ELATEEFFECTIVELYWITHOTHERSBASEDONAPPRECIATIONFORDIFFERENCESSIMILARITIESINCULTURALMEMBERSHIP
s ANALYZESIMILARITIESDIFFERENCESAMONGVARIOUSCULTURALGROUPS
s ANALYZECONmICTSRESULTINGFROMCULTURE RELATEDBELIEFSANDBIASES
s ANALYZEHOWUNDERSTANDINGAPPRECIATINGDIFFERENCESOFHERITAGEHELPTHEIRANDOTHERSSELF CONCEPTS
ANDSOCIALRELATIONSHIPS
s ANALYZEHOWCULTURALDIFFERENCESAMONGPEOPLEENRICHTHEPEOPLESINDIVIDUALITYANDTHETOTALGROUP
s ANALYZETHEIROWNCOMFORTINASSOCIATINGWITHPEOPLEFROMCULTURESDIFFERENTTHANTHEIROWN
s DEMONSTRATECONSIDERATIONANDRESPECTFORCULTURALDIFFERENCES

s %VALUATEHOWSTEREOTYPINGAFFECTSTHEMANDTHEIRRELATIONSHIPSWITHOTHERS
s KNOWCRITERIAFORWHENTOGENERALIZEANDWHENNOTTO
s DISTINGUISHBETWEENVALIDGENERALIZATIONSANDSTEREOTYPING
s ANALYZEHOWPREJUDICIALACTIONSTHATTHEYHAVESEENAREHURTFULTOINDIVIDUALS

2ESPONSIBLE"EHAVIOR

s "EHAVERESPONSIBLY
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATTHEENVIRONMENTTHEYAREININmUENCESTHEIRBEHAVIOR
s DISCUSSTHEPOLICIESANDPROCEDURESREGARDINGAPPROPRIATEBEHAVIORINTHENEWENVIRONMENT
OFTHEHIGHSCHOOL
s DEMONSTRATEUNDERSTANDINGTHATTHEPURPOSEOFSCHOOLRULESISTOGUIDETHEIRBEHAVIOR
s EVALUATETHEWAYSTHEYCONTRIBUTETOTHEEDUCATIONALENVIRONMENT

s 4AKERESPONSIBILITYFORTHEIROWNBEHAVIORS
s ANALYZETHECONSEQUENCESOFUSINGAPPROPRIATEINAPPROPRIATEBEHAVIORSINVARIOUSENVIRONMENTS
s ANALYZEHOWTHEIRBEHAVIORSAFFECTOTHERSBEHAVIORSEMOTIONSANDDECISIONS
s IDENTIFYHOWTHEIRBELIEFSAFFECTTHEIRATTITUDESANDBEHAVIORS
s BEHAVESOASTODEMONSTRATERESPECTFOROTHERS

s "ESELF DISCIPLINED
s ANALYZEWHENTHEYDODONOTCONTROLTHEMSELVES
s ANALYZETHEIRBEHAVIORSTHATEXPRESSRECOGNITIONOFHUMANWORTHANDDIGNITYINRELATINGTOOTHERS
s ANALYZEHOWTHEYBEHAVEINAVARIETYOFSITUATIONS
s COMPARECONTRASTTHECONSEQUENCESTHATOCCURWHENTHEYAREARENOTSELF DISCIPLINED


 'RADES 
3ELF CONFIDENCE$EVELOPMENT

s (AVEACCURATESELF CONCEPTS
s DEMONSTRATEACCEPTANCEOFTHEMSELVESINCLUDINGSTRENGTHSANDLIMITATIONSANALYZEEVALUATETHEIR
STRENGTHSANDLIMITATIONS
s DESCRIBEHOWTHEWAYTHEYMANAGESCHOOLCAREERISANEXPRESSIONOFSELFCONCEPT

s !PPRECIATETHEIRUNIQUENESS
s ANALYZEWHENTHEYTAKERESPONSIBILITYFORTHEMSELVESANDWHENTHEYDONOT
s MAKEDECISIONSANDPLANSBASEDONUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEIRUNIQUEQUALITIES
s EVALUATETHEIRPERSONALSTANDARDS
s RESPECTTHEIRRIGHTS
s EVALUATETHEBENElTSTOTHEMOFTAKINGTIMEFORTHEMSELVES
s IDENTIFYTHEIRPERSONALLIMITSANDBOUNDARIESNEEDEDFORGOODSELF CARE

s -ANAGETHEIRFEELINGS
s EVALUATEHOWTHEYMANAGETHEIRFEELINGS

-OTIVATIONTO!CHIEVE

s $EVELOPTHEIROWNACADEMICPOTENTIAL
s EVALUATETHEBENElTSTHEYDERIVEFROMLEARNING
s EVALUATEWAYSTHEYPRESENTLYLEARNANDPREDICTHOWLEARNINGMAYCONTINUEINTHEFUTURE
s EXPLAINWHATMOTIVATESINDIVIDUALS
s ANALYZEEVALUATEWHATMOTIVATESTHEM
s EXPRESSPOSITIVEATTITUDESTOWARDWORKANDLEARNING
s EVALUATEHOWTHEUSEOFVARIOUSLEARNINGSTYLESIMPROVESTHEIRSCHOOLPERFORMANCE
s PREDICTHOWTHEIRFEELINGSOFCOMPETENCEANDCONlDENCEWILLHELPTHEMINTHEFUTURE

s 4AKEADVANTAGEOFTHEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIESAFFORDEDTHEMINELEMENTARYANDSECONDARYSCHOOL
s ASSUMERESPONSIBILITYFORMEETINGSCHOOLSGRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
s PREDICTHOWTHEYWILLUSEKNOWLEDGEFROMSCHOOLINFUTURELIFEANDWORK
s EXPLAINTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENEDUCATIONALACHIEVEMENTANDCAREERPLANNINGTRAININGANDPLACEMENT
s EVALUATEHOWTHEYHAVEUSEDTHEEDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLEINSCHOOL

s 2ECOGNIZECAREERSTHATWILLALLOWTHEMTOFULlLLTHEIRPOTENTIAL
s ANALYZETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENCAREERCHOICESANDQUALITYOFLIFE
s UNDERSTANDANDAPPRECIATETHEREWARDINGASPECTSOFTHEIRWORK
s IDENTIFYPERSONALREASONSFORTHEIRSELECTIONOFACAREER
s DESCRIBEHOWSOCIETALNEEDSANDFUNCTIONSINmUENCETHENATUREANDSTRUCTUREOFWORK

s $EVELOPTHEIRLEADERSHIPSKILLS
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s $EVELOPAPLANOFACTION
s BASEFUTUREEDUCATIONTRAININGEMPLOYMENTPLANSONANALYSISOFTHEIRACADEMICEXPERIENCES
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s EVALUATETHEIRUSEOFTIMEMANAGEMENTSKILLS

s 3ETGOALS
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s DESCRIBETHEIMPORTANCEOFRE USINGASYSTEMATICGOAL SETTINGPROCESSWHENREVISINGGOALS
s EVALUATEHOWWELLTHEYUSEAGOAL SETTINGPROCESSINSETTINGREAL LIFEGOALS
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s EVALUATETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENGOAL SETTINGANDPLANNING
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s 'ATHERINFORMATION
s DEMONSTRATESKILLSFORLOCATINGEVALUATINGANDINTERPRETINGINFORMATIONABOUTCAREEROPPORTUNITIES
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s ANALYZETHEVARIOUSFACTORSWHICHCONSTITUTETHEWORKWORLD
s ANALYZETHEMULTIPLECAREEREDUCATIONALOPTIONSAVAILABLETOTHEMUPONCOMPLETIONOFHIGHSCHOOL
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s 3OLVEPROBLEMS
s FORMULATETHEIROWNPROCESSFORSOLVINGPERSONALINTERPERSONALANDORSITUATIONALPROBLEMS
s EVALUATETHEIRUSEOFAPROBLEM SOLVINGPROCESSWHENFACEDWITHACTUALPROBLEMS
s EVALUATETHEIRABILITYTOMANAGESTRESS

s -ANAGECHANGE
s ANALYZETHEIRFEELINGSWHENWANTEDUNWANTEDCHANGESOCCUR
s ANALYZEHOWTHEIRBELIEFSINTERESTSANDCAPABILITIESHAVECHANGEDANDARECHANGING
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s $EVELOPHEALTHYFRIENDSHIPS
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s 2ELATEEFFECTIVELYWITHOTHERSBASEDONAPPRECIATIONFORDIFFERENCESSIMILARITIESINCULTURALMEMBERSHIP
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s EVALUATEHOWAPPRECIATINGTHEIROWNHERITAGEENHANCESTHEIRSELF CONCEPTANDSOCIALRELATIONSHIPS
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s %VALUATEHOWSTEREOTYPINGAFFECTSTHEMANDTHEIRRELATIONSHIPSWITHOTHERS
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