Summer School for Young People
In the frantic times we live, growing into adulthood is not an easy matter. The increased independence that comes with maturity brings about challenges and responsibilities that young people are often unprepared to meet effectively.
At the same time, young people nowadays are offered more opportunities to be creative and entrepreneurial, to exercise leadership and to earn money and, more importantly, to acquire experience that will serve them well in their career and professional development. Unfortunately, many of these opportunities go un-utilised due to lack of awareness or skills.
Responding to the challenges and opportunities that young people face, CIIM, has developed a fun 2-week summer programme for young people between the ages of 15-18 years old. The programme aims to transform character, behaviour and the way of thinking of adolescents.
Through a series of themes offered in the form of activities, games, and challenges, participants will gain new perspectives in personal, social and professional-development and prepare themselves to better address the challenges of school and life.
Time Schedule and Fees
Classes will be held from 1 until 12 July 2019, Monday to Friday, culminating with a full day’s fun activity on Saturday, July 13. Class hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Programme fees are €300 per week. This amount covers tuition fees, the cost of programme materials, lunches and the fun day.
Curriculum
Team-player skills
Team-building and leading, working in teams, building trust, understanding people, motivating people, managing change.
Building self-confidence
Self-awareness, self-esteem, dealing with negative feedback, overcoming fears, applying inner-courage)
Stress-management
Understanding worries and fears, controlling stress, managing thoughts, lifestyle, support networks, relaxation techniques
Emotional intelligence
Self-awareness, managing own emotions, recognizing the emotions of one’s own motivation, responsibility, integrity, empathy
Managing time and workload
Value of time, planning ahead, prioritising, scheduling, meeting deadlines, project management
Communicating effectively
Effective speaking, active listening, presentation skills, public speaking, non-verbal communication, emotional-awareness, receiving-feedback, communicating in writing
Negotiating a better deal
Negotiation principles, identifying your goals and theirs, strategies and tactics, possible trades and alternatives, value creation, win-win outcomes
Leadership skills
The self-confidence and modesty of a leader, creating an inspiring vision of the future, motivating and inspiring people, managing to deliver a vision, coaching and building a team to achieve that vision, telling inspiring stories, being a good role-model
Creativity in action
Thinking outside-the-box, challenging assumptions, rewording the problem, thinking in reverse, playing the “if I were” game, acquire other people’s perspective, mind-mapping, brainstorming
Business games
Here’s your chance to be your own boss! Pick a business you would like to start, and see how well you can make it grow. Make decisions wisely… because you can run it (and yourself) into the ground if you make not-so-smart choices
Teaching & learning methods
Learning takes place through an array of innovative teaching and learning methods and fun activities such as computer simulations, business games, challenges, hands-on experiments, creating things, team-work, story-telling, role-playing, presentations etc.