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training of teachers in the "life skills" curriculum |
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Sometimes you need to do something fun to liven up a training. Like playing a game of "telephone" with all of the trainees. Here, one of the students whispers in the ear of the Director of the CEG, or middle school. He doesn't smile a whole lot, so I am glad I caught him in the act this time. |
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Crhsitine and I held a four-day training of teachers and a few selected students at the Ihosy middle school in what is called the "life skills" curriculum. Here, the particpants take notes on Day One. |
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Every now and then we encouraged the trainees to break up into small groups to discuss different skills and strategies associated with making healthy choices and leading a healthy lifestyle, which is essentially the purpose of the "life skills" curriculum as an instructional model. Here, a group of two students and two teachers brainstorm about the steps in making an informed decision. |
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Christine reviews a session plan with some help from Mr. Julien, one of the two Malagasy teachers who co-led our training. I was kind of the designated photographer for those four days...and I was constantly annoying Chris by getting candid shots of her while she was hard at work. |
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Our two Malagasy co-trainers front and center. These guys, Julien and Bonaventure, were indispensable and a big part of what made the training so successfu...whenever Christine or I had a hard time explaining a concept, they would come to the rescue. It helped that I had been working closely with them in the classroom for several months leading up to the training, so they were really knowledgable about "life skills" and the reasoning behind it. |
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Another small group in action at the training. |
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Yet another small group at the training. I thnk they were talking about relationship skills, and how best for someone in a relationship to negotiate having sex or not having sex with his/her partner. We gave them a bunch of lines that a guy, for example, could use to pressure his girlfriend into having sex with him, and they came up with rebuttals and/or counter-statements. |
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The teachers were excellent participants at the training; but we had the most fun hanging out with and listening to the kids who were invited to attend. They were really eager to contribute, and this guy in particular was always volunteering his opinion. I still see these kids walking around Ihosy, and it's always a good conversation when we talk. |
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I had to include a picture of me pretending to know what I am talking about...actually my language ability qnd ease improved vastly even in those four days because I was always having to get up there and speak. Here, I am leading the participants through the "bridge model," which is a pictoral exercise used to emphasize the importance of making healthy decisions that affect our future. |
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Christine and I with the youngest participant at the training, and the guy with the best personality and enthusiasm out of the bunch. He was so proud to get this certificate acknowledging his completion of the training... |
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A group shot taken of all of the participants and myself when it was all over. There were something like 35 participants in all, and hopefully they will all build on what we discussed together this coming school year, maybe even put some of this curriculum into practice in their classes and among their peers. |
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