News from Lions-Quest " because all young people need skills for life "

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Changing Lives Through Lions Quest    17th April

All over the world, LCIF is helping Lions create a brighter future for 12 million young people and counting through Lions Quest. A research-based

program, Lions Quest has drawn rave reviews from educational organisations and governments. The curriculum helps foster important life skills, healthy attitudes, strong character, positive relationships and active citizenship. Seventy countries around the world are now implementing the Lions Quest program with 500,000 teachers trained. Growth was a key focus of the program last year, and, as a result, the program expanded to six new countries  and new regions worldwide.

Our Impact:

• 14 percent overall increase in grade point average of students in Lions Quest programs

• 25 countries participated in regional trainings on four continents in 2010-2011

• 47 states in the. United States are teaching life skills through Lions Quest; Montana and Alabama began the program this year

• 50 percent increase in graduation rates at Tilden High School in the Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, in the first year of using Lions Quest

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Lions Quest  23rd March

The program is having a huge, global impact. View a video about the program in India.

More than 12 million youth have been taught positive life skills through Lions Quest, our most comprehensive program for youth. A kindergarten through 12th grade program teaching positive youth development and prevention skills, Lions Quest unites the home, school and community to cultivate capable and healthy young people. More than 500,000 educators have been trained to implement the programs, which supports character development, social and emotional learning, civic values, violence and substance abuse prevention and service-learning. 

Lions work with the schools to implement the program and often partner on community service-learning projects.

The program has drawn rave reviews from educators and high ratings from government agencies. Over the past 25 years, program developers, school districts, universities and independent research firms have conducted program evaluations which indicate that the Lions Quest program improves achievement test scores, changes attitudes and beliefs regarding substance abuse and violence, lowers rates of disciplinary problems, lowers risk of dropping out of school and decreases use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Continually expanding, Lions Quest is currently active in 72 countries and program materials have been translated into 35 languages.

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Workshop Report   21st March

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Lion Ray Dix introduced Bronte Cameron, an Executive member of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation and a Director of Australian Lions-Quest Youth Institute Ltd, as the guest speaker at our November 16th Luncheon meeting. Bronte’s topic was Lions Quest, comprehensive social skills programs for children and adolescents which, in Australia, are supported by many Lions clubs and implemented with success in primary and secondary schools in all states. We thank Bronte for supplying us with a copy of his PowerPoint presentation, a summary of which we reproduce below. Bronte was ably and appropriately thanked by PDG Brian Carter. Lions-Quest K-12 programs are comprehensive social and emotional learning programs offered by the Lions Clubs International Foundation to thousands of schools and millions of young people throughout the world. These programs aim to develop the following social and emotional skills in our young people: ·         Self-confidence and self-discipline ·         Responsibility and good judgment ·         Interpersonal communication ·         Decision-making and problem solving ·         Managing emotions & resolving conflicts ·         Strengthening relationships ·         Resisting negative peer pressure ·         Higher order thinking and goal setting ·         Engagement in community ·         Service to others They promote these important values: •         Self-discipline •         A healthy, drug-free lifestyle •         Respect for self and others •         Commitment to family •         Kindness •         Responsibility •         Honesty •         Courage •         Service to Others The Lions-Quest Skills for Growing program, covering ages 5 – 10, specifically addresses: •         Social and emotional learning •         Resiliency-building •         Ideas and strategies for building and maintaining a supportive learning environment •         Age appropriate materials for all primary grades The Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence covers ages 11 – 15 and promotes: •         Social and emotional skills •         Focus on peer and adult relationships •         Skills for resisting negative behaviour •         “Yes” to positive behaviour Lions-Quest Results •         Increased knowledge of risk of alcohol and other drug use •         Lower reports of using alcohol and other drugs •         Increased scores on standardised academic tests •         Professional & personal growth for participants

Benefits to Youth •         Strengthening personal character and responsibility •         Ongoing interaction with caring adults •         Exposure to positive role models •         Building coping and communication skills •         Learning how to avoid destructive behaviours and make positive choices •         Developing a lifelong commitment to serving others   Benefits to Communities •         A united and focused effort by families, schools and local citizens •         Progress in reducing youth involvement in alcohol and other drug use, and violence •         Improved educational environment in local schools •         Increased youth involvement in community service and volunteering   Benefits to Lions •         Direct involvement with young people through service projects and classroom activities •         Forming an ongoing relationship with local schools •         Educating the next generation about the value of service and the goals of     Lionism •         Building Lions membership by inviting parents, administrators, and teachers to join our clubs •         Connecting to business and civic group leaders dedicated to youth  & service   6 EASY STEPS •         Visit your Local Schools and talk to the staff, Principals, Youth Counsellors and Youth Workers and pass on the brochures. •         Book a workshop date and venue •         Work with the Lions-Quest office to promote the workshop to schools •         Assist with workshop catering and organisation •         Give yourself a pat on the back and feel satisfied that you’ve made a big contribution to developing RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE AND RESILIENT young people in your community.   Bronte Cameron explaining the Lions-Quest programs at our November 16th meeting with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation

 

The Australian Lions-Quest Youth Institute Ltd P O Box 121,Salisbury South , South Australia 5106 Phone: 08 8252 6310  Toll Free: 1800 805 334  Fax: 08 8252 7636