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Values in Alignment Curriculum Outline

Below is an outline of the Values in Alignment curriculum developed for Boys & Girls Clubs in Virginia.

SESSION 1—ACHIEVEMENT AND AMBITION

I. Introduction and Survey
II. Icebreaker: Name Games
III. Introduce Activity Book
IV. Trip to the Future
V. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 2—SETTING GOALS

I. Review
II. Turning Dreams into Goals
III. Making a Goal Reachable
IV. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 3—SETTING YOUR GOAL

I. Review
II. Making a Goal Reachable
III. Setting your goal
IV. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 4—MAKING A GOAL LADDER

I. Review
II. Making Goal Ladders
III. My Goal Ladder
IV. Wrap-Up and Activity

SESSION 5—RESPECT: FOR SELF AND OTHERS

I. Review
II. Respect: What it Means and an Example
III. Respect for Others and Self-Respect
IV. Activity about Respect
V. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 6—INTEGRITY: THE CORE VALUE

I. Review
II. Models of Integrity and Lack of Integrity
III. Integrity is Being Honest with Others
IV. Integrity is Being Honest with Yourself
V. Kick Ball Exercise
VI. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 7—RESPONSIBILITY: FOR YOURSELF AND TO OTHERS

I. Review
II. Understanding Responsibility and Responsibility Task
III. Being Personally Responsible
IV. Being Responsible to Others
V. Wrap-Up and Activity

SESSION 8—COMPASSION: CARING FOR OTHERS

I. Review
II. Understanding Compassion and Activity
III. Compassion and Caring
IV. Compassion and Forgiveness
V. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 9—SELF-ESTEEM: CARING FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS

I. Review
II. Compassion and Understanding
III Learning to Listen
IV. Feeling Good About Myself
V. Enhancing Self-Esteem
VI. Wrap-up and Activity

SESSION 10—MAKING YOUR VALUES COUNT

I. Review
II. Reviewing the Values
III. Things That Matter 2 Survey
IV. Your Personal Pledge
V. Wrap-up

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