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Personal & Social Development // Emotional Literacy

Understand how the amygdala triggers emotional responses and how the prefrontal cortex (still developing in adolescence) regulates them; explain why stress…

Personal & Social Development // Emotional Literacy

Understand that adolescence involves active construction of identity, leading to emotional complexity around questions of 'who am I?'; explore the emotional…

Personal & Social Development // Emotional Literacy

Introduce Goleman's emotional intelligence model (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills); develop vocabulary for complex emotional…

Personal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Move beyond 'treating everyone the same' to understand that structural advantages and disadvantages exist regardless of individual effort or intention; explore…

Personal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Distinguish sympathy ('I feel sorry for you') from empathy ('I understand what you're experiencing'); develop active listening skills: reflecting, paraphrasing…

Personal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Understand what it means to be a citizen in an interconnected world where decisions in one place affect people elsewhere; explore global issues (climate…

Personal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation

Understand subtext, indirect communication, and social cues in adolescent peer groups; analyse the psychology of in-group and out-group dynamics and why…

Personal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation

Understand how to have honest, direct conversations that address problems without attacking the person; apply the principles of non-violent communication…

Personal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation

Distinguish different leadership styles (directive, democratic, servant, transformational) and understand when each is appropriate; understand that influence in…

Personal & Social Development // Responsible Decision-Making

Distinguish between risk (decisions with known probabilities) and uncertainty (decisions with unknown outcomes); identify cognitive biases that distort risk…

Personal & Social Development // Responsible Decision-Making

Understand the ethics of online identity and the importance of consistency between who you are online and offline; explain how recommendation algorithms and…

Personal & Social Development // Responsible Decision-Making

Introduce the three main ethical frameworks: consequentialism (judge actions by outcomes and overall welfare), deontology (judge actions by adherence to rules…

Personal & Social Development // Self-Regulation & Resilience

Distinguish between eustress (the productive, motivating kind of stress) and distress (harmful, overwhelming stress); explain the physiological stress response…

Personal & Social Development // Self-Regulation & Resilience

Understand habit formation through the cue-routine-reward loop and how to design new habits intentionally; distinguish intrinsic motivation (doing something for…

Personal & Social Development // Self-Regulation & Resilience

Understand that facing serious challenges can lead to genuine growth in three domains: new perspectives on life, improved relationships, and a strengthened…