Project STYLE
Programme for Youths At-Risk
Adventure-and-Style Based Learning Theme: A- Attitude, B Behaviour, C Choice! Project STYLE is a programme with an emphasis on ABC (A- Attitude, B Behaviour, and C Choice), using grooming and fashion as a platform to facilitate students learning experientially. The aim of the programme is to help students understand how Attitude, Behaviour and Choice can empower them to make autonomous/independent positive decisions, and hence adopting positive attitude and behaviour as an individual in school and in the community. The programme utilizes a holistic approach, making use of a series of developmental, preventive and remedial aspects to enhance the life skills of the youths, increase self and social awareness, and encourage self management as well as responsible decision making. Project STYLE is run via a combination of group work, individual casework, as well as family work so as to enhance youths growth together with their friends in a social context, while being able to address individual areas of development with their adult counsellors in a personal context, and building that up together with the family. The core of the program includes WOWW Working On What Works Program and PCRP Productive Conflict Resolution Program. WOWW is a Solution Focus (SF) approach which utilizes a strength-based competence approach to motivate the students and challenges them respectfully to achieve their goals. This approach helps to build positive relationships, reinforces the sense of hope and optimism in the students, facilitates students to feel a sense of competence, and facilitates their growth in becoming self-directed learners. PCRP (Productive Conflict Resolution Program), which covers on the aspects of Restorative Practice. It has been successfully implemented in schools as an effectively discipline management philosophy and practice that focuses on relationship restoration as well as for students to take responsibility for their choices. PCRP synergizes with the SF Approach as both emphasizes on asking useful questions and challenges the students respectfully.
Desired Outcomes:
Exhibit fewer at risk behaviours Establishment of positive relationships (higher respect of self & others) Improved social and emotional resilience Increased self awareness of issues faced, as well as personal strengths
Programme Design:
(a) 10 sessions of Group work Debriefs conducted to consolidate the students learning and challenge the to change their attitude, behaviuor and their future choices Activities are experiential based (Adventure-and-Style based learning) Learning points for all 10 sessions are interlinked
(b) 10 sessions of Individual counselling work One hour of casework for each session with qualified adult counsellors
(c) 2 sessions of Family intervention work Includes activities that involve engaging students family members/caregivers in addressing concerns and issues faced by the student
Project STYLE Group Work
In Project STYLE, grooming sessions are structured to provide the students with an introduction on basic hairstyling, make-up skills and dressing styles. These life skills are then mapped back to real life, and the experiential learning is supplemented with stories, debriefing and feedback sessions strengthened by an approach that is RestorativePractice and Solution-Focused in nature. Students are also asked to reflect upon their learning by journal entries at the end of the sessions, which the trainers will reply to every week. Values and learning points are linked to the overall theme of ABC (A - Attitude, B Behaviour, and C Choice). Through the process, the aim is to allow students to gain more self awareness, being more confident about themselves and their individual strengths, and to understand the importance of their own choices in life. Social awareness, communication skills and positive teamwork were also built upon as the youths participate and try out the skills together in pairs/groups, especially in the final closing event together.
A summary of the group sessions are as follows: Session 1 Session 2 Amazing Race Importance of making choices importance of choices in life. Introducing the concept and
Session 1
Amazing Race / Camp
Introducing the concept and importance of choices
Session 2
Importance of making choices
in life. Its up to us what choices we make, that determine the actions or consequences that follow.
Session 3
What choices do we make?
Exploring the different kinds of choices we make in our lives.
Session 4
Respect for self
Students grow to practice respect for the self by
appreciating how self care and appreciation for the self can be important.
Session 5
Self confidence
We each have different strengths. Just like how everyone has different unique features (be it face shape, or eyes, etc) that a suitable hair style would, more importantly we each carry on the inside individual strengths that we should appreciate, and be proud to highlight instead of hide.
Session 6
Individuality
We need to be confident of ourselves as individuals. We each carry different strengths, different interests, different values and support systems. Its up to us to work out what works best for us!
Session 7
Social awareness
Helping students understand we do not live our lives in a vacuum. Our choices can be dependent on or influenced by others.
Session 8
Respect for others
We each have roles to play whether be it in the classroom or the family. In order to succeed, we need to respect the significance of each others roles.
Session 9
A season for everything
Session 10 Group competition Project Runway
ABC (A - Attitude, B Behaviour, and C Choice)
Exploring with students on the different focuses that we go through in every month or seasons. Knowing and being aware what is most important for that period of time/month and focusing on that ensures success in our goals.
Putting it all together. Students to recap about their past experiences in the programme and consolidate their learning.
To bring back the idea about choices, and how their choices about their lives can affect their attitude, behavior and subsequently affect future consequences.
Project STYLE Systematic Coaching
Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 obstacles Session 9
Life Map ARFV test Assess commitment and motivation to change Explore alternatives and options in handling issues Planning for realistic and short term goals Discussion on practical actions and steps towards achieving goals First small step Preventing problems by anticipating the future and possible
Discussion of ways to continue with new learnt behaviour Relapse prevention
Session 10 -
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