APDS Personal Development Classes
Females & Males 9 to 12 yrs - Weds 4:00pm-5:30pm
Females & Males 13-17 yrs - Monday & Thursday 4:00 to 6:00pm, Tuesday 4:30pm to 5:30pm

The APDS Personal Development Classes consist of 12-weeks of classes with strong emphasis on the following:

• Communication Skills (verbal and non-verbal) – 2 weeks
  • Effective Communication
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Conflict Management
• Critical Thinking Skills – 2 weeks
  • Case Studies
  • Debate Sessions
  • Discuss the benefits and myths of “proper” diet and exercise
• Anger Management – 2 weeks
  • Understanding Anger
  • How to Control Anger
  • Use of anger as a tool for change and healing
• Career Planning (Goal Setting) – 2 weeks
  • Write a personal mission statement
  • Develop a written picture of you (character wise and surroundings) at 13, 18, and 25 years of age
• Time Management – 2 weeks
  • Record personal objectives in life with timelines
  • Identify your personal top ten time-wasters and what if any adjustments you are willing to make
  • Develop a weekly personal development schedule
• Fiscal Management - 2 weeks
  • Develop a personal budget and/or family budget
  • Define and discuss Ujamaa (cooperative economics)

The goal of Personal Development Class is to enhance the participant’s awareness, insight, and behavior towards optimal health. APDS defines “optimal health” as does Dr. John T. Chissel in his book ‘Pyramids of Power!’. “Optimal health is the best possible emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual and socio-economic aliveness that we can attain.”

 

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