Scaffoldings 20: Youth Spirituality

May 16, 2017August 1, 2017 selvam Scaffoldings

20 Even You Can
20.1 Called to be Perfect
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of being holy.
To understand aspects of youth spirituality.

20.2 Celebrating Life in Happiness
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of true happiness and celebration of life.

20.3 Fulfilling Daily Duties
Objectives:

To understand the role of work in daily life.
To be convinced that spirituality is lived out in daily life.

20.4 Accepting Suffering
Objectives:

To understand meaning of union with God in relation to spirituality.

20.5 Union with God
Objectives:

To understand meaning of union with God in relation to spirituality.

20.6 Discovering One’s Calling
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of vocation.
To be able to relate meaning in life to vocation.

20.7 Social-Political Involvement
Objectives:

To understand that true spirituality makes one be part of the society.

20.8 Being Part of the Church
Objectives:

To understand one’s role in the church.
To be able to have a right model of church.

Learning to Live Together: Training Manual for Free Download

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 selvam Scaffoldings, Youth Animation

cover 1 How to use this Manual?
Who is susceptible to religious or ethnic radicalization? What is the average profile of people who are already radicalized: male; aged between 15 and 35; belonging to a particular religion; unemployed; uneducated; a person with criminal background; traumatized; from broken families? No. There is no profile of such a person. Everyone is susceptible to religious or ethnic radicalization and extremism.
Most of us may not take up violence to express our extreme positions. However, in our judgement, in our expressions, in our daily encounters, we might lack empathy to our neighbor, particularly those who are different from us: in race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and whatever. This attitude could breed into violent extremism and radicalization!
The sole aim of this training manual is to help the participants reflect […]

What is Scaffolding?

July 9, 2014January 3, 2015 selvam Scaffoldings

• It is a Training Programme for Building Christian Life Skills among the Young People of Africa.
• The title Scaffoldings alludes to the concept that at the beginning of learning, learners need a great deal of support; gradually, this support is taken away to allow the young people to try their independence.
• It is the same in the growth process of a young person as a Christian. Scaffoldings translates the Catechism into life-skills, and accompanies them in the process of life-skills building.
• According to UNICEF, life-skills refer to a large group of psycho-social and interpersonal skills which can help people make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and develop coping and self-management skills that may help them lead a healthy and productive life. Life-skills may be directed toward personal actions and actions toward others, as well as actions to change the surrounding environment to make it conducive to healthy life. Scaffoldings training […]