What are Life Skills?

 

Good life skills are all about the ability to build sound, harmonious relationships between yourself, other people and the environment. A person who has life skills knows how to act responsibly and safely, to survive under a variety of conditions, and how to solve problems. Life skills are all about how to get along in the world while we make and achieve personal goals.

 

What do I need to do?

 

You have seven goals to complete in this milestone. You will complete at least 18 learning experiences for this milestone. If you complete a learning experience for one goal, it counts for that goal only (so, no double counting!).

 

Everyone who achieves this milestone needs to complete one core learning experiences: Life Skills Explorer.

 

Take a look at the list of learning experiences and mark the ones you might be interested in.

 

7.1 Learn how to work in groups including conflict resolution, getting to consensus, Roberts Rules of Order, chairing a meeting, etc. (complete at least three, one of which needs to be a learning experience that is marked with an asterisk)

 

☐     Art of Communication

☐     Being Neighborly

☐     Caring for people

☐     Caring (overview)

☐     Celebrate Everyone

☐     Church Life

☐     Citizenship

☐     Community Groups

☐     Community Issues

☐     Creating Peace

☐     Creating Solutions *

☐     Dealing with Conflict *

☐     Dealing with Difference *

☐     Emotions and Expressions

☐     Encouraging Others

☐     Ethical Decision Making

☐     Family Living

☐     Fun with Family

☐     General Assembly

☐     Healthy Communities

☐     Healthy Homes

☐     Healthy Relationships

☐     Healthy Schools

☐     Human Rights

☐     It’s all relative!

☐     Latino/Chicano Community

☐     Letter writing

☐     Men in Community

☐     Native-American Community

☐     Organizing Organizations *

☐     Problem Solving *

☐     Psychology

☐     Public Speaking

☐     Representative Democracy

☐     Roberts Rules of Order *

☐     Social Work

☐     Sociology

☐     Women in Community

☐     World Community

☐     Youth in Community

 

 

7.2 Be exposed to and know how to work with people who are different from you including those you disagree with or don’t understand. (complete at least three. Choose only one that is marked with an asterisk; if choosing a learning experience that is marked with an asterisk, you much choose one that relates to a community that is different from the community with which you identify)

 

☐     African-American History*

☐     African-American Culture*

☐     Art of Communication

☐     Asian-American History*

☐     Asian-American Culture*

☐     Assertiveness

☐     Breaking Borders

☐     Canadian Friends*

☐     Celebrate our Congregation

☐     Critical Thinking about the World

☐     Differently Abled*

☐     Fighting Able-ism*

☐     Fighting Homophobia*

☐     Fighting Poverty*

☐     Fighting Racism*

☐     Fighting Sexism

☐     Fighting Xenophobia

☐     GLBT> Culture*

☐     GLBTQ History*

☐     Healthy Communities

☐     Healthy Schools

☐     Human Rights

☐     International Organizations

☐     Labor Leaders

☐     Labor Movement

☐     Land of Israel

☐     Latino/Chicano Community*

☐     Latino/Chicago History*

☐     Latino/Chicano Culture*

☐     Native-American Culture*

☐     Native-American Community*

☐     Native-American Spirituality*

☐     Native-American History*

☐     Our Elders

☐     Physical Abilities*

☐     Refugees: On the Move*

☐     Religious Geography

☐     Social Work

☐     Sociology

☐     U.S. Traveler

☐     World Traveler

☐     Youth Rights

 

7.3 Have a sense of what kind of career and life you want to live including your personal ethics and what your goals and dreams are and how you might accomplish them. (complete at least three, only two of which are marked with an asterisk)

 

☐     Becoming a Teen

☐     Becoming a Man

☐     Becoming an Adult

☐     Becoming a Woman

☐     Ceramics *

☐     Career Explorer

☐     Caring for animals *

☐     Caring for children *

☐     Caring for infants *

☐     Caring for pets *

☐     Critical Thinking about Life

☐     Dealing with Life

☐     Ethical Decision Making

☐     Geography *

☐     Geology *

☐     Get ethical!

☐     Goal Setting

☐     I can do it!

☐     Labor Leaders *

☐     Legal Matters *

☐     Making Sense of Business *

☐     Organizing Organizations *

☐     Photography *

☐     Plants & Animals *

☐     Plant Science *

☐     Psychology *

☐     Public Health *

☐     Scientific Thought *

☐     Science is for Girls! *

☐     Self-Esteem

☐     Social Work *

☐     Sociology *

☐     Sports *

☐     UU’s in Literature *

☐     UU’s in Politics *

☐     UU’s in Science *

☐     UU’s in the Arts *

☐     UU’s in the Social Sciences *

☐     Video Production *

☐     Water Conservation  *

☐     Watercrafts *

☐     What’s New? *

☐     Wildlife *

☐     Women in Sports *

☐     Women’s Health *

☐     Youth and the Law *

☐     Youth in the Military *

 

 

 

7.4 Have the practical skills to live happily and responsibly as a young adult in areas such as finances, health, home life, career, personal choices, college, sexuality, etc. (Complete at least four, one of which must be marked with an asterisk)

 

☐     Life Skills Explorer (required)

☐     Advocacy

☐     Adult First Aid

☐     Art of Communication

☐     Assertiveness

☐     Auto Care

☐     Backpacking

☐     Becoming a Man

☐     Becoming an Adult

☐     Becoming a Woman

☐     Being Neighborly

☐     Career Explorer

☐     Caring for animals

☐     Caring for children

☐     Caring for infants

☐     Caring for people

☐     Caring for pets

☐     Caring (overview)

☐     Child First Aid

☐     Citizenship

☐     CPR

☐     Conscious Consumer

☐     Cooking

☐     Dealing with Life

☐     Disaster Preparedness

☐     Family Living

☐     Fire Safety

☐     First Aid

☐     Fitness

☐     Fixing-it

☐     Fun with Computers

☐     Gardening

☐     Goal Setting

☐     Healthy Eating

☐     Healthy Lifestyles

☐     Healthy Bodies

☐     Healthy Homes

☐     Healthy Relationships

☐     Human Sexuality

☐     Independent Living Skills

☐     Legal Matters

☐     Letter Writing

☐     Making Sense of Business

☐     Men’s Health

☐     On My Own

☐     Orienteering

☐     Personal Finances

☐     Prayer & Meditation

☐     Reading for Fun

☐     Reading for Inspiration

☐     Ready for the Future

☐     Roberts Rules of Order

☐     Safety

☐     Spirituality at Home

☐     U.S. Traveler

☐     Walking for Fun

☐     Walking Softly

☐     Water Conservation

☐     Women’s Health

☐     World Traveler

☐     Youth and the Law

☐     Youth in Community

☐     Youth in the Military

☐     Youth Rights

 

 

7.5 Know how to have fun. Have a strong sense of the personal interests, hobbies, strengths, and talents that make us uniquely special individuals. (complete at least three)

 

☐     African-American Culture

☐     Art and Faith

☐     Art at Church

☐     Art at Home

☐     Art in the World

☐     Asian-American Culture

☐     Backpacking

☐     Birds

☐     Camping

☐    Celebrate Detroit

☐     Celebrate Michigan

☐     Celebrate America

☐     Celebrate North America

☐     Ceramics

☐     Collections

☐     Cooking

☐     Cycling

☐     Drama

☐     Drawing

☐     Fitness

☐     Flowers

☐     Fun with Computers

☐     Fun with Music

☐     Fun with Art

☐     Fun with Hobbies

☐     Fun with Family

☐     Fun with Music

☐     Fun with Scrapbooking

☐     Gardening

☐     Genealogy

☐     Geography

☐     Geology

☐     GLBTQ Culture

☐     Hiking

☐     History of Africa

☐     History of Science

☐     Human Rights

☐     Jewels and Jewelry

☐     Labor Movement

☐     Labor Music

☐     Land of Israel

☐     Latino/Chicano Culture

☐     Living History

☐     Michigan History

☐     Music

☐     Native-American Culture

☐     Nature Appreciation

☐     North America Traveler

☐     Out of Doors

☐     Outdoor Fun Detroit

☐     Outdoor Fun Michigan

☐     Outdoor Fun

☐     Orienteering

☐     Painting

☐     Photography

☐     Plants & Animals

☐     Plant Science

☐     Protest Music

☐     Psychology

☐     Public Health

☐     Public Speaking

☐     Reading for Fun

☐     Reading for Inspiration

☐     Religious Architecture

☐     Religious Drama

☐     Religious Geography

☐     Save the Earth

☐     Scientific Thought

☐     Science is for Girls!

☐     Sculpture

☐     Sports

☐     Swimming

☐     Trees

☐     U.S. Traveler

☐     Video Production

☐     Walking for Fun

☐     Watercrafts

☐     Wildlife

☐     World Explorer

☐     Woodcarving

 

 

7.6 Be able to build strong relationships with friends, family members, church family, etc. (complete at least one)

 

☐     Advocacy

☐     Art of Communication

☐     Assertiveness

☐     Being Neighborly

☐     Caring for people

☐     Caring (overview)

☐     Celebrate Everyone

☐     Church Life

☐     Citizenship

☐     Dealing with Conflict

☐     Dealing with Difference

☐     Emotions and Expressions

☐     Encouraging Others

☐     Family Living

☐     Fun with Family

☐     Generations

☐     Healthy Communities

☐     Healthy Homes

☐     Healthy Relationships

☐     Healthy Schools

☐     Letter writing

☐     Men in Community

☐     Problem Solving

☐     Self-Esteem

☐     Spirituality at Home

☐     Women in Community

☐     Youth in Community

 

7.7 Have a strong sense of what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist adult and how you will express your faith during adulthood. (complete at least one)

 

☐     Becoming a Man

☐     Becoming an Adult

☐     Becoming a Woman

☐     Church Life

☐     Congregational Topics

☐     Ministry

☐     My Faith & Beliefs

☐     Sharing my Faith

☐     Soul Search

☐     Spirituality at Home

☐     UUs in Detroit

☐     UU’s in History

☐     UU’s in Literature

☐     UUs in Michigan

☐     UU’s in Politics

☐     UU’s in Science

☐     UU’s in the Arts

☐     UU’s in the News

☐     UU’s in the Social Sciences

☐     UUs in the US

☐     UUs through the Ages