1. Knowledge

By the end of this session, students should be able to know this.

Puberty & emotional changes during puberty:

Students can:

1. Explain why adolescence can be a confusing time and that this is a natural part of growing up.
2. Explain that emotional ups and downs are also part of growing up
3. List four different emotions.
4. Explain that love is an emotion, and can give joy,but also heartache.

Personality and self-esteem:

Students can:

1. List three qualities to describe themselves and three values that are important for them.
2. Explain that everyone is unique, and that people differ in their personalities and qualities.
3. Explain the concepts of self-esteem and self- awareness and why these are important to work at.
4. Explain that keeping up confidentiality and having respect for self and others are the best conditions for self-development.

Autonomy & support:

Students can:

1. Explain the right to one's decisions and self-expression.
2. Explain that all young people experience challenges and uncertainties during adolescence in their search for their own identity and autonomy.
3. Explain that in adolescence, young people become more independent from their parents, get more responsibilities as they grow older and that experimentation and disagreement with boundaries set by parents, is all part of that.
4. List 3 things for which an adolescent is likely to gain more responsibility during adolescence.
5. Mention one person they would share concerns with regarding emotional and relational changes.
6. Explain that when sad or insecure (for instance, because of heartache), they can ask for support.

2. Attitude

By the end of this session, students should be able to do this.

Personality and self-esteem:

Students can:

1. Show that they recognize themselves as a unique person and appreciate diversity.
2. Argue the importance of respect for and empathy with others’ and their own unique personalities.
3. Argue the value of their own opinions and those of others.
4. Argue the importance of self-awareness and self-esteem.

Autonomy & support:

Students can:

1. Argue that other young people might be dealing with the same problems in growing up and autonomy issues, even if they look much more self-confident and mature.
2. Argue the importance of sharing difficulties involved in emotional and relational changes with peers and trusted adults.
3. Respect parents’ instructions, value their positive intentions and respect the need of maintaining a mutual understanding between parents and themselves.

3. Skills

By the end of this session, students should be able to show this.

Students can:

1. Initiate a conversation in which they talk about their own personality.
2. Demonstrate that they are able to reflect on their own personality and characteristics.
3. Demonstrate that they can appreciate qualities of peers and give compliments.

Computer and creative skills:

1. Demonstrate how to use the mouse.
2. Demonstrate how to use the interactive games in the curriculum.