UNIT 1: Personal and social well-being

TERM 1

LEARNING AIMS

After completing this unit, the learners should be able to do the following: • Identify, investigate and appreciate his/her own personal strong points. • Identify successful and less successful experiences. • Turn less successful experiences into positive learning experiences. • Show respect for his/her own body, as well as other people’s bodies. • Apply appropriate strategies to avoid and handle conflict situations.

INTRODUCTION

Personal and social well-being is about learning how to lead a healthy, happy, successful life. In this unit, the learner will learn how to identify his/her strengths as well as those of others. It is important to know what your individual strengths are, so that you can use them to reach your goals. It is also good to know about your weaknesses, so that you can work on and improve them. It can even become one of your strengths!

The learner will learn that we must respect our bodies. We must nourish our bodies with healthy food and strengthen it with physical activities. It is also important to respect other people’s bodies. You may never do anything that makes someone else uncomfortable. Lastly, we will look at conflict, and how to avoid or handle it. Everything is set out below to make it easier to understand:

Personal strengths

• Identify own and others’ strengths. • Use strengths positively. • Read about role models and successful people.