Key takeaways
- Practical life skills are taught alongside academics on the premise that education should equip students to succeed and be happy in their lives.
- The senior year Skills for Life course draws on the best available books on goal setting, time management, nutrition, fitness, meditation, interpersonal communication, leadership, and personal finance.
- Twelfth grade also includes a one-semester course in business fundamentals and entrepreneurship.
- Understanding how business works benefits students regardless of career path, helping them interact effectively with companies throughout their lives.
Why life skills
If a goal of education is to equip students with the knowledge to succeed and be happy in their lives, then practical life skills should be taught along with academic subjects.
Skills for Life
Our senior year Skills for Life course intended to help up-and-coming adults live healthy, happy and effective lives whatever their field of endeavor. They encompass the best books that have been written on topics like goal setting, time management, nutrition, fitness, meditation, interpersonal communication, leadership and personal finance.
Business fundamentals and entrepreneurship
The twelfth grade curriculum also includes a one-semester course in business fundamentals and entrepreneurship. Even if students do not plan to become entrepreneurs, an understanding of how business works will help them interact effectively with companies over the course of their lives and careers.