

improving neighbourhood design, including upgrading parks and streets, to make it easier to get around eastern Porirua, and do business.building new affordable, market and KiwiBuild houses.replacing older state homes that are past their best with warm, dry modern homes that are better suited to tenants’ needs.The project includes redesigning neighbourhoods, revitalising town centres, upgrading parks and providing warm, dry, healthy homes for Porirua families. We're working alongside the community to make eastern Porirua a better place to live, work and raise whānau. The topics for discussion include housing, getting around the area, the environment, parks and open spaces, shopping and town centres, and community facilities and services. Take a quick survey or drop a pin now.We're using Social Pinpoint so people can take a quick survey, or drop a pin and make a suggestion, or provide info about a particular place in eastern Porirua. This appreciation can come from recognising similarities but also respecting possible differences.We've begun talking with residents, to listen and understand community views on what they like about their neighbourhoods and what could be improved or change with the opportunities that the redevelopment will bring. Social awareness also involves becoming aware of and tolerant towards diverse backgrounds. Social awareness is the ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, as well as learning social and ethical behaviour. Relationship skills and social awareness go together. Another crucial component of this competency is learning to seek or offer help when needed. They can communicate, listen, validate emotions, resist social pressures, and use conflict resolution methods, among other social skills.
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Relationship skills teach children how to get along and make meaningful connections with people in their life. Ethical responsibility RELATIONSHIP SKILLS Responsible decision-making subskills include: These decisions are based on situational factors such as personal morality, safety concerns, or prosocial behaviour. Responsible decision-making is the ability to make positive, constructive choices about your behaviour and social interactions. Organizational skills RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING Beyond emotional self-regulation, self-management also encompasses positive goal-setting developing willpower, organizational ability, and daily habits. With self-management skills, children also have a stronger capacity for stress management and impulse control, as well as self-motivation. Children can pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses with a balance of accuracy and positivity by recognizing their stress triggers while still appreciating their hardworking personality.Īfter evaluating their strengths and weaknesses, the goal is to create a "growth mindset." Students with strong self-awareness skills generally make better choices that reflect ethics and selflessness than those without life skills training. Self-awareness is the ability to identify and assess thoughts, feelings, and values, as well as how they interact with behaviour. There are five core competencies and sub-skills that students need to thrive. By learning and mastering all these life skills, the child or teen finally looks at problems faced by the surrounding world and becomes socially aware. Relationship skills are learnt when communication, empathy and responsible decision-making happen. They start with self-awareness, to know yourself better, your strengths and weaknesses leading to managing those emotions through self-management skills, which leads to responsible decision making, knowing the right from the wrong and being responsible for the decisions taken. Life skills are an empowering system which has five components. SEL lessons are taken up by a class teacher, which includes a regular emotional check-in, mindfulness for being calm and in control and an activity to build on, from self-awareness to social awareness. A curriculum that is conducted weekly would slowly build on life skills. Having a dedicated and scheduled lesson on SEL (Social Emotional Learning skills). Provide short-term counselling on mental health such as grief or difficult transitions. communication from teachers about problems at school dealing with existing mental health concernsĦ.

increased disciplinary problems at school, problems at home or with the family situation (e.g., stress, trauma, divorce)ĥ. Provide students' academic, career and social/emotional needs.Ĥ.

Deliver instruction to build awareness of mental health promotes positive, healthy behaviours and seeks to remove the stigma associated with mental health issues.ģ.
