What Social and life
skills are?
Social Skills are any skills that facilitate interaction & communication with others. Life skills relate to those skills that are necessary for a child to be able to deal with the challenges in everyday life.
At Gurukul Vidya Mandira
we believe in developing social skills in the following five main areas
Demonstrates co-operative behavior
■ Solves problems
■ Respects others
■ Demonstrates good manners
■ Understands self
We also believe in developing life skills in the following four main areas
■ Dresses independently
■ Eats well and uses table manners
■ Responsible for own belongings
■ Awareness of others
In the teaching of both sets of skills we use encouragement and positive reinforcement to help guide the children. Both social skills and life skills are an integral part of the educational experience so we take opportunities to refine these skills in real situations as they are presented, and also give the children a range of opportunities to apply their skills.
