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What
is Learning for Life?
Youth
today have more needs than ever before. We live in
a changing world that has seen the disintegration
of many families, rampant drug abuse, extreme
violence, and moral decay. Young people these days
are thrown into a hothouse of competition and
social change that tests their decision-making
skills.
Learning
for Life is designed to support schools and other
youth-serving organizations in their efforts
toward preparing youth to successfully handle the
complexities of today's society and to enhance
their self-confidence, motivation, and self-worth.
Learning for Life also helps youth develop social
and life skills, assists in character development,
and helps them formulate positive personal values.
It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that
will help them achieve their full potential.
Learning for Life enhances teacher capacity and
increases youth learning!
Nationwide,
school demand for character education programs has
greatly influenced the dramatic growth of Learning
for Life. Learning for Life has become a program
for education with more than 20,000 schools and
organizations nationwide serving more than 1.4
million youth.
Learning
for Life makes academic learning fun and relevant
to real-life situations. It helps youth reach
beyond themselves by placing them in situations
that help them to understand and act
constructively. As a result, the values and skills
learned by participating in Learning for Life not
only make youth more confident and capable, but
give them an invaluable understanding of how
things work in the real world.
Mission Statement
It
is the mission of Learning for Life to serve
others by helping to instill core values in young
people and in other ways prepare them to make
ethical choices throughout their lives so they can
achieve their full potential.
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