LIONS QUEST PROGRAM EVALUATIONLIFE SKILLSCOLOMBIA

MARIBEL TEJERA COLINACERTIFIED TRAINER

WHAT IS LIONS QUEST?WHAT IS LIONS QUEST?

It is an educational program that seeks to form for life and whose key goal is the development of a positive school environment, making the institution a pleasant place for students and adults, enabling the positive development of children and the prevention efforts.

IF WE EDUCATE

THE CHILD, WE WONT HAVE TO

PUNISH THE MAN

Pythagoras

TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE ADULTS OF THE WORLD

TO FOMENT CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AND RESPONSABILITY

IN YOUTH.

MISSIONMISSION

External Conditions

Internal Conditions+ = Positive

Social Behaviour

Commitment and union+

Environment

Teaching abilities

Information

Self Perception

Motivation

Cognition

Self Discipline

Responsability

Good Judgment

Self respect and respect for others

Family

School

Classmates

Community

CONCEPTUAL MODELCONCEPTUAL MODEL

SCHOOL AS A RISK

FACTORCOMMUNITY

AS A RISK FACTOR

FAMILY AS A RISK FACTOR

WHAT KIND OF FUTURE CAN OUR YOUTH EXPECT ?

PROGRAM STAGESPROGRAM STAGES

• 3 Day Workshop 3 Day Workshop • Material DeliveryMaterial Delivery

• CoordinatorCoordinator• TeacherTeacher• ParentsParents• LionsLions

TRAININGTRAINING

• Orientation Orientation meetingmeeting

• Talk to familiesTalk to families

• Revise Revise CurriculumCurriculum

STABLISH STABLISH IMPLEMENTATIOIMPLEMENTATIO

N TEAMN TEAM

• Organize the school Organize the school environment environment committeecommittee

• Communicate and Communicate and administer supportadminister support

• Recognize and Recognize and highlight achievementshighlight achievements

RUN THE VOICERUN THE VOICE

• Establish a Establish a ChronogramChronogram

• Built support with Built support with families and families and communitycommunity

• Involve LionsInvolve Lions

• Involve ParentsInvolve Parents

ORGANIZE THE ORGANIZE THE SCHOOL SCHOOL

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT

COMMITTEECOMMITTEE

EVALUATE EVALUATE AND ADAPT AND ADAPT

THE THE PROGRAMPROGRAM

Components :

1. Curriculum Development2. Family Participation3. School Environment4. Community participation5. Evaluation and follow up

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

WHEN AND HOW IS IT EVALUATED ?

WHEN?

•Unified Work chronogram •Permanent follow up of a Local Lion leader •Certified Evaluator visit twice a year the first 4 years•SABER state tests.

HOW?

•Teacher census•Interviews•Observation and Evidence•Analysis of results (Centralized organization)•Improvement plan

1. Curriculum development

Goal 1: Feel comfortable and valued as member of the classroom and the school community

Goal 2: Utilize interpersonal skills in the relationship with others

Goal 3: Learn to make responsible and positive decisions and to say “NO” to the damaging behaviors

Goal 4: Acquire the knowledge, the attitudes and necessary behaviors to be healthy and free of drugsGoal 5: Value and respect ourselves and the others

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

2. Family participation

Goal 1: Participation in three meetings a year

Goal 2: Collaborative development with the “Time Shared” Booklet

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

3. School Environment

Goal 1: Conformation of the Positive School Environment Committee

Goal 2: Development of at least 5 meetings a year.

Goal 3: Development of events that fortify the skills learned by the students in the classroom

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

4. Community participation

Goal 1: Assistance to the Positive School Environment Committee Meetings

Goal 2: Training Workshops assistance in order to contribute to the work that is been developed in the classroom.

Goal 3: Achieve the link with organizations dedicated to drug use and abuse drug control (Police, municipal committees)

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

5. Training and follow up

Goal 1: Active participation in a three day Workshop to acquire the experience of the material management of the program and the implementation approach.

Goal 2: Execution of complementary activities in the school from the Lions Club that sponsors the program

Goal 3: The Lions Club are in charge of hiring experienced personnel for the Evaluation

WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?PROGRAM?

COLOMBIAN RESULTSCOLOMBIAN RESULTS

STREGNTHSSTREGNTHS

100% Significant changes on the students.

84.61% development of the program within the cronogram

100% of the students think it is important for life, they would like to have the program ongoing and they are interested in the moral value construction.

80.76% of the schools have gathered together meetings with parents with highly positive results.

80.76% of the schools develop the program as an independent area (Ethics, Values and Religious Edcuation)

80.76% commitment on behalf of the teachers.

100% of the institutions have implemented the program trasnversally and are satisfied with the results.

100% the program design

100% of the coordinators highlight the coherence and strength that the program has given to the education plans.

LIONS QUEST PROGRAM – SKILLS FOR GROWING RESULTS 2004

WeaknessesWeaknesses

88.46% lack of the “Shared Times” booklet

96.15% High risk communities

100% Economic Limitations (0 and 1 economic stratus)

88.46% Lacks of parent presence and follow up.

69.23% Low management of the curriculum complementary books.

LIONS QUEST PROGRAM – SKILLS FOR GROWING RESULTS 2004