High School Program

The Navigators' Program is designed to extend the learning experiences taught through Learning for Life's Builders Program for seventh and eighth grade students. Just as the word "navigators" implies, the program serves to guide youngsters in making a successful transition from high school into real-world endeavors, including post-secondary education, acquiring a job, being a productive citizen, and establishing and maintaining positive relationships with others. There are two (2) books in the Navigators' series. One book is entitled: "A Personal Compass for Daily Living". It includes lessons in three chapters:

• Habits of Character
• Service to Others
• Ethical Dilemmas

The second book is called "A Roadmap for the Future". Lessons in this book are included in these chapters:

• Life Skills
• Career Education
• College Life

Sample lesson plans can be viewed by following this link and scrolling to the bottom of that page.

Book two features a CD ROM included with the teacher's edition. It is called the Life Choices a Career Game. This is an interactive game that presents situations that require a selection that involves character and could have career implications. The game culminates with an interactive job interview.

Although aspects of these two books are introduced in Learning for Life's programs for elementary schools and taught in a more extended way through the 7th and 8th grade Builders Program, the Navigators' Program takes students to a much deeper level of learning and a much broader set of learning experiences. When students complete the Navigators' Program, they will be much better prepared to enter the workforce or enter post-secondary education. They will have deeper understandings and many more strategies to support their efforts to achieve success in their chosen venture.

Key Benefits

• Career education, college life and life skills are included with the ongoing character development emphasis.
• The Learning for Life curriculum fits well in the Advisory Period, as the lessons address the issues that are of importance to students.
• A DVD on “Personal Safety Awareness” as well as a CD-ROM titled Life Choices: a Career Game are additional resources. 
• Speakers can be requested from a variety of fields to give the students an idea of what is involved in a given career and to reinforce the importance of education.