PathwaysGBF, Author at Pathways - Guiding Bright Futures

SPEAKER+LISTENER=COMMUNICATION

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At the end of this life skills lesson, the young people were glued to their seats, not wanting their lesson on listening to end! Our staff made the lesson come alive with role plays, riddles, and listening practice. In one activity the young people were given the following puzzle to relay to each other: “There are 15 passengers on a bus that is heading downtown. At the first stop, four people get off—two women and one man with a baby. At the next stop, four children get off the bus and two men get on. Everyone rides the rest of the way together.”

We were impressed with their listening and problem solving skills!

Does anyone know the answer to the riddle???

STAYING HEALTHY

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In this life skills lesson, a staff member taught the young women how to develop healthy habits. They learned the importance of a healthy diet through a game where they got to step forward for healthy choices, and step back for choices that would not be healthy for their bodies. The girls enjoyed seeing who could reach the teacher first. The lesson ended with a fun exercise session.

GOAL-SETTING

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Blast off! Pathways has developed a new format to working on setting goals with our young adults.

This week we met up with two of our young ladies, along with important caregivers they have in their lives. First, the young women were asked to share with us their plan for the next 6 months. Then, they imagined themselves as the space ship in the picture moving toward the star. They had to set goals around the star. Next, they explained what meteors (risk factors in their lives) might harm them on their journey, what strengths they could use to blast through or go around the meteors; and finally, they illustrated who was at their support base who could help them to navigate and reach the star.