Module 1

Getting to know myself

To make good choices one must know oneself. M1 provides an insight into a student's personality, its focus and orientation to see how these reflect their current interests, values and can possibly open doors to future success.

There are many intelligencies and everyone can excel in the field they fit in. To make the most of their opportunities, M1 provides learning strategies, remembering techniques such as mind mapping to make the process of learning more engaging, fun, and, what’s important, effective.

Drawing on counsellors’ experiences in both countries, poor school results often lead to school truancy and even dropout. It is crucial to break the patterns which make learning and studying a tedious job. Mastering learning strategies, setting short-term goals and credit themselves for success.

Lesson plans

  • An activity about self-awareness

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  • This task is about thinking about the characteristics of different animals, and placing oneself by the image of the animal one identifies with, or wants to identify with.
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  • Good activity for self awareness and how others perceive you.

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  • Drama: The students shall pretend that they are their role model when they present themselves for the rest of the group

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  • An activity for meaningful learning

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  • An activity about how values are important to you and how they define you.

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  • An activity to create awareness of what sort of type you are.

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  • Perspectives about the future. Two and two together interviewing with three different perspectives. The Dreamer, the Realist and the Critical.


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