Alive to the World
Building character for the next generation.
An integrated K-12 tool for affectivity and sexuality, based on the universal values, guides children and adolescents to the life of purpose and dignity that each young person longs for.
From Kindergarten through High School, a fun, on-going story of a group of children, encountering the universal existential situations of each age, entices the reader year by year to understand the relationships, options and learned virtues of each stage of developmen.
Description
Alive to the World is a full character and leadership curriculum providing the school a turn-key programme for the understanding and practice of the universal values including empathy, justice, reciprocity, fair play, solidarity, honesty, and a positive attitude to life in community.
The complete program consists of student books and teacher guides for each grade level, K-12, each with 35 weekly lessons, providing structured, but flexible use. All weekly lessons come ready-prepared, for time economy and effectivity. The Objectives of each weekly chapter are calibrated to the gradual maturing of mind, emotions, and actions.
The Teacher Guide for each grade level prepares the teacher to help the students to discover for themselves the attitudes and behaviours that lead to solid self-esteem. The story of Charles and his cousin Alice and their varied group of friends, family, and community, gives the reader vicarious experiences which match the concerns and aspirations of each stage of development, equipping and preparing children to become happy, strong, and balanced adults
Target audience
Alive to the World was created to give truthful guidance to children and adolescents confused, perplexed and anxious about life, sex and the future.
Guided by the science of such as Viktor Frankl, Melvin Anchell and other experts who shine a light on today’s confusion, the vital virtues for happiness and success of perseverance, loyalty, faithfulness, resilience, gratitude, courage, generosity and self-gift are taught gradually, layer upon layer, through the experiences, options and reflections of the characters in the story and schoolroom discussion.
Materials
Testimonials
- “(The Alive to the World) book series seeks to educate children in chastity though formation in virtue. Indeed, a beautiful instructional series.”
Mother Agnes Mary, Sisters of Life, 2013
- “This values and virtues course is well thought out, with an attractive presentation through a continuous story, and it does not fall into the trap of reaching its goal by way of shortcuts.”
Jokin de Irala, 2010
Countries & Languages
USA – Trinidad – Brazil – Hungary – United Kingdom – France – Germany – Japón – Burundi – DRC – Cameroun – Nigeria – Kenya – Uganda
English – Portuguese – French – German.
Upcoming events
AFLF project
40-hour workshops (in French and English) for African trainers and facilitators located in Burundi, DRC, Cameroun, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda related to the AFLF project.
Impact data collection and comparison for schools with and without AtW, now including improved reading comprehension and verbal expression abilities
Methodology
The vehicle used by Alive to the World is a fun, on-going story about Charles and his cousin Alice and their friends, inviting them to think and discuss about their world and the options and choices that they face at each age. Our students love the story, and we are constantly surprised to see that students go ahead and read the entire book in advance. Based upon what has come to be called the Pedagogy of the Integration of the Human Person, this curriculum uses in each of its 13 levels (K-12) the tried-and-true method of “Head, Heart and Hand.” Each exciting chapter in the adventures of these children, who grow through adolescence to young adulthood, attains its objective through the 3 levels of the person: spiritual, psychological and corporal.