Scaffoldings 5: Preparation towards Marriage

5.1 Love or Attraction
Objectives:

To understand that marriage is a serious decision and one should not rush into it.
To be able to differentiate between true love and attraction.

5.2 Faithfulness in Marriage
Objectives:

To understand that marriage is a serious decision.
To appreciate the importance of trust and faithfulness in marriage.

5.3 Preparing for Marriage
Objectives:

To understand the important ends/goals of marriage.
That marriage is the foundation of family.

5.4 My Wedding
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of sacrament of marriage.
To be able to make out the important elements in Christian marriage.

5.5 Soup for the Soul

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Scaffoldings 6: My Family

6 Cradle of Life and Love
6.1 My Family
Objectives:

To understand and to own up the influence of my family on me.
To be able to accept my family of origin.
To be able to own my responsibility in building my own family.

6.2 My Family Affects Me
Objectives:

To understand the situation of our families.
To build determination in taking responsibility to create sound families.

6.3 Communicating With my Parents
Objectives:

To understand the elements that contribute to good communication between parents and teenagers.
To build skills in improving communication with parents.

6.4 Family in the Bible
Objectives:

To understand the plan of God regarding human family as explained in the Bible.
To be convinced that marriage is the starting point of family.

6.5  Soup for the Soul

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Scaffoldings 7: Interpersonal Communication

7 LET’S TALK!
7.1 What is Interpersonal Communication
Objectives:

To understand the three components of interpersonal communication.
To appreciate the role of words in communication.

7.2 Body Language
Objectives:

To understand the role of body language in interpersonal communication.
To appreciate the fact that even our clothes communicate.

7.3 Feelings in Communication
Objectives:

To understand the role of feelings in communication.
To build skills in recognizing feelings.

7.4 Assertive Communication
Objectives:

To understand the aspects of assertive communication.
To build skills in assertive communication, using ‘I Statement’.

7.5 Soup for the Soul

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Scaffoldings 8: Mass Media

8 Breaking News
8.1 Meaning of Communication
Objectives:

To understand the structure of communication in general.

8.2 What is News
Objectives:

To understand the criteria used to gather news.
To be able to critically look at newscast.

8.3 Advertisements
Objectives:

To understand the advantages and the trap of advertisements.
To be able to critically look at ads.

8.4 Pornography
Objectives:

To understand the dynamics of pornography.
To be aware of the addiction that pornography can cause.

8.5 Soup for the Soul

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Scaffoldings 9: Sexuality

9 He Created them Male & Female
9.1 The Wonders of the Body
Objectives:

To understand the wonder of the human body.
To create a sense of wonder especially about the immune system

9.2 Growth and Changes
Objectives:

To understand that the change of adolescence affects every aspect of the human person: physical, intellectual, spiritual and social.

9.3 Sexuality is More than Organs
Objectives:

To drive home that sex difference is not just a difference of a few organs.
To further understand the difference between boys and girls.

9.4 Gender Difference
Objectives:

To understand the aspects of gender difference.
To be able to differentiate gender difference and sex characteristics.

9.5 Soup for the Soul

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