ATKYE School Camps

Many factors influence good decisions. Our focus is on thoughtful decisions that have consequences, such as those related to career choice and health, and not simply decisions such as selecting a brand of toothpaste or which song to download to an IPOD.  The model we use is designed to educate students in the following areas:

• Setting goals that are difficult, yet attainable
• Identifying sub-goals that are necessary to reach the larger goal
• Identifying alternatives that may allow you to reach the goal and sub-goal
• Thinking about the basic values that motivate the choices
• Specifying the beliefs (i.e., advantages and disadvantages of each alternative) and then thinking about the importance of each belief, considering 

  - The consequences of each alternative on the community and people who are important to you

  - The emotions associated with each alternative

  - Your perception of whether you are able to attain the goal (Self-efficacy)

  - Whether you see yourself having accomplished the goal (Self-concept/self image)

  - Whether you have the resources orknowledge to reach the goal

  - Environmental barriers that will prevent you from reaching your goal

  - Social pressure from your friends and family

• Combining this information to reach an overall evaluation of each alternative and then selecting the alternative toward which you have the highest evaluation
• Assessing the quality of the decision after observing/participating in its consequences

 

Each student will be asked to reflect on each factor (using the active learning platforms), and the weight or importance they place on each when making a decision, within the context of a strong moral foundation and with consideration of the social welfare of others.