Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) helps children to learn about themselves and others. We believe that PDMU is at the core of the curriculum and that all curricular areas and classroom ethos evolve from this area.
The PATHS programme has been implemented at a whole school level and it is very clear to see the positive impact it is having on the holistic development of our children and an important part of our PDMU Curriculum. What is PATHS? The PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) is an international state-of-the-art programme designed for schools to facilitate the development of self-control, emotional awareness and interpersonal problem-solving skills. The teaching of PATHS is a structured whole school approach covering the following units every year from P1 to P7 The teaching of PATHS is a structured whole school approach covering the following units every year from P1 to P7
- Emotional understanding
- Self-control
- Social problem solving
- Peer relations and self-esteem.
- PATHS helps children with…
- Self-esteem, self-confidence and self-control
- Frustration & anger management
- Attention and concentration
- Thinking before they act out in anger
- Emotional understanding
- Expressing their feelings in a positive way
- Understanding that all feelings are okay, but some behaviours are not ok
- Preparing for change (e.g. moving to high school)
To find out more please visit www.pathseducation.co.uk.
