1. Knowledge

Friendship and support

By the end of this session students can:

1. Explain that supportive and caring relationships or friendships are good for someone’s self-esteem.
2. Describe the kind of support that friends can provide during adolescence and they can give it themselves.
3. Describe that having friends in adolescence is important for becoming independent.
4. Explain the difference between friendship and romantic love with the opposite sex.

Communication and social influence

By the end of this session students can:

1. Describe the relevance of communicating openly and assertively with the people around them (being visible, confident).
2. Describe that communication has a verbal and non-verbal (body language) aspect to it.
3. Describe 3 aspects of assertive and clear communication and describe two aspects of their own body language.
4. Describe the influence of their own environment (family, friends, peers, other people, media) on their own opinions and behaviours including gender roles.
5. Describe the possible negative influence peers and friends can have during adolescence.

2. Attitude

By the end of this session students can:

1. Argue whether having a platonic friendship with someone of the opposite sex is possible orimpossible in their opinion and respect other people who have these friendships
2. Value friendship and disapprove of bullying peers.
3. Show awareness that friends can also have a negative influence.
4. Agree that unhealthy relationships should be respectfully and safely ended.
5. Name six people that can provide support for them (support circle).

3. Skills

By the end of this session students can:

1. Provide a scenario on how to initiate support from friends and people around them (e.g.peers, parents, family) and how to give support themselves.
2. Explain step by step how they would deal with negative influences or pressure from peers.
3. Demonstrate communication skills to share concerns with parents and friends.
4. Demonstrate how to negotiate with friends in taking their own decisions, without breaking off the friendship.
5. Demonstrate they can set boundaries for themselves and make these assertively clear to peers, friends and parents.