Skola Life Skills

The following pages outline our philosophy, mission and curricular approaches and give a flavour of what it’s like to be a student in our life skills programme at ICS.
ICS is dedicated to celebrating the diversity each student brings to the school.  The Life Skills program builds on each student’s unique talents and strengths preparing them for full participation in life by setting high expectations for student achievement and independence.

It is essential that the students, who are part of the life skills programme, realize their strengths and their aspirations in life and that we help them achieve and develop life goals. In order to do this, we have formed a team of professionals who through their experience and most of all, passion, are committed and dedicated to making learning as meaningful and exciting as possible. The title 'life skills' says it all. We want the students to prepare for life, to learn through hands-on experience offered to them in their natural environment, in wider society and in the setting of their school. This is why life skills for us is not about a student sitting at a desk and accumulating information, but participating in group projects, learning through interaction with others, preparing for citizenship and community life, working towards career goals and gaining the skills for a fulfilling life and job.

• Our programme is student-centred
• We have a multi-disciplinary team who focus on the student’s individual needs
• We have a standard life skills timetable which is adjusted in order to reflect each student’s strengths and needs
• We have a life skills coordinator who closely monitors the students’ progress and leads the team in the development and growth of the life skills programme
• The programme targets: literacy, math, geography and science through the ASDAN curriculum
• The programme targets Personal, Social, Health, Moral, Citizenship and ICT skills through the ASDAN curriculum
• The programme consists of four core components: integration, trips, HUG business, individual

We aim to achieve the following for our students:

• socially responsible behavior
• interpersonal skills
• independence and interdependence
• problem solving skills
• occupational and employment skills
• achieving self-awareness
• acquiring self-confidence
• preparing and sharing food
• understanding the value and use of money
• exhibiting responsible citizenship
• using recreational facilities and engaging in leisure activities
• independent travel skills

The life skills programme follows the same calendar as the secondary school at ICS.