Life Skills Education and Counseling - Mpumiro - Mpumiro Primary School
Visit by Lorna Katagara on 2021-10-07
- Report ID
- 14280
- Created by
- Lorna Katagara
- Created date
- 2021-10-07 09:39:01 UTC
- Modified by
- Lorna Katagara
- Modified date
- 2021-10-07 10:29:21 UTC
- Trip Time
- 10:20-17:20 (7 h 0 m)
- Village Time
- 12:10-15:30 (3 h 20 m)
- Travel Time
- 3 h 40 m
Life Skills Education and Counseling community lesson
- School
- Mpumiro Primary School
- Lesson Taught
- Assertiveness: Passive
- Girls Attended
- 5
- Boys Attended
- 7
- Total Student Attendance
- 12
- Teachers Attended
- 0
- Fathers Attended
- 6
- Mothers Attended
- 5
- Total Parent Attendance
- 11
- Staff Attendees
- Lorna Katagara
- Government Attendees
- LC1
- School Staff Attendees
- Class Teacher
- Visitor Attendees
- None
- Total Attendance
- 0
- Learning Objectives
- By the end of the lesson participants know the best communication method to use is Assertive.
- Notes
- Lorna met with the children of the lower section since they decided that in the 3 sections, children will be attending from their particular sections. The children delayed to come to the meeting and it was also threatening to rain however we were still able to go ahead with our lesson. Previously Lorna left them with a topic on Adolescence and puberty stage. We therefore started by defining what Adolescent stage is and Elvis mentioned is when someone starts behaving like an adult. Lorna asked the rest of the children to clap for him. She asked for another trial but most of them had the same answe. Lorna then mentioned that is the process where one transforms from Childhood to adulthood. Lorna then mentioned in this processs many different things begin to happen to us and asked the students to mention what some of these changes are. She mentioned in life we move through different stages like a baby moves from crawling to sitting to standing to walking among others and this is ages 0- 5 years and then the child begins to get aware of their surroundings. Lorna asked at what age does this happen and they all guessed 19,, 20, 12 ,13 were among the answers. Lorna thanked them and mentioned the age ranges from 11,12- 18-19 years. We then looked at what happens in this time and examples were ; boys wanting to fight their fathers, becoming disrespectful, girls beginning to realize their femininity like beginning to dress a certain way , act a certain way, seeking attention , boys wear pants beneath their butt , speaking back to elders among others. We looked at the negative things that come from this. Thereafter we looked at what Puberty is where we saw that puberty are the different body changes we experience in our bodies like for boys; beards, deeper voice, pubic hair ,grow taller, and girls breasts, bums, hips ,pubic hair etc. we also looked at the dangers that come with this stage. We saw girls being taken advantage of because of their body developments but we saw these are normal body changes and no one should feel shy about them or be bullied or married off. After meeting with the pupils , It was time for the parents.
When a few parents had come , we opened with a word of prayer and then we begun to remind ourselves of the previous lesson. Lorna asked for three volunteers about what we looked at and how it is impacting our lives. The women counselor mentioned that we learnt about the different ways we communicate and how to be respectful with our words in the way we communicate and she mentioned before she had many women complain to her about their home status with their husbands but the cases are now fewer. Another mentioned that we looked at Attack and avoid, and how they behave . Lorna thanked them for their response and mentioned that we were going to look at Assertive messages both in adults and children . We saw that this is the best communication style. However before we could start today’s topic the rain begun pouring and we all ran to take shelter and remove their cassava and when it stopped it was late and so we decided to pick on from their in the next meeting. The chairman who took shelter with Lorna in the old lady’s house advised that we come back to this same meeting place next week. Our lesson unfortunately ended prematurely.
- Next Visit
- 2021-10-13 - Purpose: To continue with Assertive messages and then introduce a Relationship Skills.
- Program Success
- No
- Program Critical Needs
- Relationship Skills
- Program Ownership
- Parents sending their children to come study.
- Other Program Observations
- N/A
- Program Expected Of Village
- Come early to the meeting
- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- Call prior and prepare notes