1. LIONS QUEST PROGRAM EVALUATION LIFE SKILLS COLOMBIA MARIBEL TEJERA COLINA CERTIFIED TRAINER

2. 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

3. TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE ADULTS OF THE WORLD TO FOMENT CIVIC-MINDEDNESS AND RESPONSABILITY IN YOUTH. MISSION

4. 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 MODEL

5. SCHOOL AS A RISK FACTOR COMMUNITY AS A RISK FACTOR FAMILY AS A RISK FACTOR WHAT KIND OF FUTURE CAN OUR YOUTH EXPECT ?

6. PROGRAM STAGES 3 Day Workshop 3 Day Workshop Material Delivery Material Delivery Coordinator Coordinator Teacher Teacher Parents Parents Lions Lions TRAINING Orientation meeting Orientation meeting Talk to families Talk to families Revise Curriculum Revise Curriculum STABLISH IMPLEMENTATION TEAM Organize the school environment committee Organize the school environment committee Communicate and administer support Communicate and administer support Recognize and highlight achievements Recognize and highlight achievements RUN THE VOICE Establish a Chronogram Establish a Chronogram Built support with families and community Built support with families and community Involve Lions Involve Lions Involve Parents Involve Parents ORGANIZE THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE EVALUATE AND ADAPT THE PROGRAM

7. Components : 1. Curriculum Development 2. Family Participation 3. School Environment 4. Community participation 5. Evaluation and follow up WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM? WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?

8. 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

9. 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 drugs Goal 5: Value and respect ourselves and the others WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM? WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?

10. 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 PROGRAM? WHAT IS EVALUATED IN THE PROGRAM?

11. 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 PROGRAM?

12. 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 PROGRAM?

13. 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 PROGRAM?

14. COLOMBIAN RESULTS

15. STREGNTHS 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

16. Weaknesses 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