Youth in Development Curriculum Design

We developed all lesson plans using Kolb's experiential learning cycle, tying learning objectives to national curricular standards and subjects. Topics and chapters were informed by an extensive stakeholder consultation process and surveys with volunteers. 

As part of my role on the Curriculum Committee, I supported the development of on life skills, mental health, and drugs/alcohol. The latter was drafted and finalized following my departure. Right before finishing my time as a volunteer, I co-created a set of games for learning for youth workshops with the municipality. Games were based on key challenges faced by youth in the community including drug and alcohol addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, and adolescent pregnancies. They were designed to be played as dominos, roulette, and memory. Upon my departure, I delivered a package of printed games along with a facilitator guidance document written in Spanish, as well as a set of dolls dressed in traje típico (traditional clothing), that could be used by the Office of Child Protection for workshops with social workers and children.