Students’ views on foreign exchange experience
Young people from The Costello School in Basingstoke talk about what they gained from the Shaping Characters exchange trip to the Czech Republic
Making a letter for mum
Making a greating card - considering how this brings happiness
Magic carpet
Groupwork activity to encourage co-operation and creativity
William Golding: Lord of the Flies (Reading Activities)
Exercise to encourage the identification of characteristics in a literary character
William Golding – Lord of the Flies (Electing the Island’s Chief)
An exercise in empathy, ability to stay true to one’s opinion, ability to assess others as well as oneself
William Golding: Lord of the Flies (Activities Before Reading)
Exercise using the Lord of the flies story’s atmosphere; making the students think and speak to convey their feelings to others
Letter to a classmate in hospital
An exercise for younger children to encourage empathy and compassion
War against super bitches
Introduction to a book included in a literary contest organised by Rosteme s knihou (Growing Up With a Book) association
Progression event
An annual event to illustrate learning and training options to students and parents
Crossing a swamp
Group and physical activty to illustrate co-operation and problem solving
Know yourself
A groupwork exercise to consider character qualities
Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources and the Future of Mankind
An exercise in decision-making, cooperation, respect, thinking about the future
Hidden food and spices
An exercise to bring ot young peoples ability to peceive and empathise with others
PRAO reportage/Reportage about a workplace
The student follows up the development talk and the “Individual Development Plan” by writing a letter home to the guardian(s) in which the student reflects on how the work with achieving the new objectives is going so far.
Individual development plan UIP
A cyclical document that works like a tool for students to reflect on their learning and how to achieve new objectives.
Your enterprise
An all-day workshop where young people through different cases and challenges can start their own business
Self assessments
The students fill in a self-assessment based on the knowledge requirements in each subject to visualize their knowledge development.
Co-operation behavours
An activity for learning how to cooperate efficiently.
What is confidence
An activity that gives young people an understanding of confidence
My future
A reflection over who I am and where I want
Work Experience
Work Experience - Swedish model
Quick Drama
Cooperation and dramatization based on three words
Business mentoring
One to one mentoring for young people aged 14/15 with a focus on progression and employment
Family
Understanding the connection between a family’s finances and work-life and how you can contribute to being a good member of society.
Leader for a day
An event where young people get the chance to test out being a leader of a company or an organisation for a day.
Healthy Life
Healthy living programme
Electric wire
Physical activity to promote co-operation
Elections
Activity to raise pupil's awareness of elections
Defeat the fortress
Physical activity to cover problem solving, respect and consideration
Decorating christmas ginerbread
Activity to enourage patience, awareness of traditions and creativity
Count on my help
A maths based activity to encourage children to co-operate, empathise and work as a team
Conflict
Teaching the children to resolve conflicts without violence
Fruit salad
Activity promoting respect
Character activity
Activity considering 16 character traits and expanding upon them.
Change your environment
An activity to strengthening the student’s shared responsibility for the class and school environment
Business plans
Groupwork activity to promote awareness of business planningand enterpreneurship skills
Game of booksellers
An activity to promote communication, persuasion and awareness of social bonds.
Billy Elliott film viewing
FIlm viewing activity with focus on young people following their path and resisting barriers and opinions against this
Assertiveness activity
A role play activity from Czech Republic encouraging the development of appropriate assertiveness skills
Alphabet
Scavenger search to encourage the development of co-operation, 5th to 11th grade in the Czech education system
Progress to success 6 – Review and reflect
Review and reflect session on the previous employability sessions
Progress to success 5 – The project
Students will use previously learnt skills to complete an entrepreneurial challenge
Progress to success 4 – Presentation skills
Employability session on presentation skills
Progress to success 3 – Time Management
Employability session around time management and why this is an important skills to have in the workplace.
Progress to success 2 – Team work and communication
Employability session looking at team working and communication in education and the workplace.
Progress to success – Employability and aspirations
Introduction to employment program
Explore my career
Research and planning activty to encourage students to explore potential career paths
Character collages
An activity to encourage students to discover their abilities
Character Education a whole school approach
A description of a while school apporach taken in Latvia with a full set of resources
Leaders for a day
An event where young people get the chance to test out being a leader of a company or an organisation for a day.
Family
Understanding the connection between a family’s finances and work-life and how you can contribute to being a good member of society.
Challenge your luck
A board game where you have to use your knowledge by answering questions in 3 difficulty levels (they include questions about economics, politics, history of worldwide organizations) and hope that your luck is going to be with you.
Progress to Success
Business delivering series of employability workshops for year 9 students (age 13/14) in Basingstoke, UK.