Build Skills for Life – Volunteer Peer to Peer Opportunity

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18 Oct Build Skills for Life – Volunteer Peer to Peer Opportunity

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Northshore students, have you mastered a life skill that you want to model to your friends?

Northshore parents, does your high school student have a practical life skill mastered that perhaps their peers have not?

We know we have a diverse student body with a myriad of skills, so we wanted to tap into that peer-to-peer guidance and highlight some of our own.

Northshore High School students are invited to film a short Life Skills video to be a resource for other high school students.  Students earn volunteer service hours and also help us bulk up our life skills library so it can be accessed by students as they need them.

 

What are we asking you to do? 

We are looking for short videos that teach life skills and promote the Northshore Schools Foundation Build Skills for Life Initiative.

Maybe you can teach your friends how to cook the perfect egg; create a budget; build a campfire or do the Heimlich maneuver and so much more.

Check out the list below and see which ones you have mastered and get ready to share.

 

What it takes.

Contact Alexis Krogh, at alexis@nsdfoundation.org and let her know which one of the 100 life skills (listed below) that you have mastered.

Use can use your cell phone or another video application to create your entry.  Make sure you use the “most compatible” format.

Each video must be – 5 minutes or less, and everyone in the video must give consent for publication, and all content must be in alignment with the NSD rules of conduct.

Once submitted, your videos will be reviewed by our Foundation board members.

If your submission is approved, you can earn community service hours for each video you submit.

 

Who will see these videos?

Videos will be a part of our YouTube Channel, and we will periodically be sharing content on social media.  We will also be featuring them as a part of our upcoming virtual launch day event we will host this Spring.

 

Send submission to: alexis@nsdfoundation.org

 

100 life skills to teach teens, in 15 minutes or less 

  1. Say “no” 
  2. Set and manage a goal, with a timetable and milestones 
  3. Communicate with and get to know professors and teaching assistants 
  4. Manage their time with a calendar 
  5. Read a bank statement and balance a checkbook. 
  6. Save regularly and make saving money a lifelong habit 
  7. Use ride sharing services safely 
  8. How and when to make a (polite) phone call rather than texting (some things require a conversation) 
  9. Understand, improve, and maintain your credit score 
  10. Mail a package 
  11. Address an envelope 
  12. Figure out postage/buy stamps 
  13. Make, change or cancel an appointment 
  14. Deposit, withdraw or move funds in an account (either by ATM, phone app or teller) 
  15. Find medical care in an emergency and how and when to call an ambulance 
  16. Get involved in their community 
  17. How compound interest on savings or borrowing works 
  18. Memorize your social security, credit card, and student ID numbers 
  19. Turn off an overflowing toilet 
  20. Borrow and lend money 
  21. Manage peer pressure 
  22. Walk away from…anything 
  23. Utilize a meal plan and not waste money 
  24. Do laundry 
  25. Shop for groceries (lists, budget, coupons) 
  26. Read nutrition labels 
  27. Tip 
  28. Make a list of favorite recipes 
  29. Write a check 
  30. Understand the terms when applying for a credit card 
  31. Use any form of transportation including navigating and ticketing 
  32. Choose a doctor 
  33. Fill and refill a prescription 
  34. Buy Stamps 
  35. Correctly use over the counter medications 
  36. Keep scholarships and financial aid 
  37. Eat healthy and resist unhealthy food choices 
  38. Fill out health insurance forms 
  39. Do their taxes 
  40. Clean anything and everything 
  41. Administer basic first aid 
  42. React and what to do in a lockdown 
  43. Be prepared for a weather/power emergency 
  44. Find and work with a study group 
  45. Find academic help/tutors/mentors on a college campus 
  46. Cope with feelings of stress or being overwhelmed 
  47. Decide between a doctors appointment, urgent care and the ER 
  48. Understand medical coverage 
  49. Write a resume 
  50. Dress for an interview 
  51. Complete a LinkedIn profile 
  52. Stay in touch with friends and family 
  53. Consume alcohol, safely 
  54. Get and use birth control 
  55. Live with a group of strangers 
  56. Plunge a toilet 
  57. Stay safe 
  58. Get the right amount of sleep and exercise 
  59. To know when to seek professional medical or mental health services 
  60. Prepare if you are pulled over when driving 
  61. Store and prepare food safely 
  62. Read and understand a credit card statement 
  63. Use basic tools for minor repairs 
  64. Create and stick to a budget 
  65. Deal with unexpected expenses 
  66. Turn off a smoke alarm 
  67. Stay healthy, including hand washing 
  68. Use a fire extinguisher 
  69. Recognize fraud in emails, phishing and phone calls 
  70. Write a professional email 
  71. Stay current with the local and national news 
  72. VOTE, because it matters 
  73. Advocate with and ask questions of medical professionals 
  74. Apply for jobs, internships and on campus positions 
  75. Locate routing and account numbers on checks 
  76. Remember and recognize important dates in other’s lives 
  77. Completing important forms like HIPAA, FERPA, Power of Attorney 
  78. Get renter’s insurance 
  79. Deal with a friend who has drunk too much 
  80. Deal with a car accident 
  81. Be clear about consent and the wishes of a romantic/sexual partner 
  82. Be your own strongest advocate in a positive way 
  83. Manage if a credit card is lost or stolen 
  84. Write and send a handwritten thank-you note 
  85. Pay bills on time and set up automatic payment 
  86. Understand the expense of owning a pet 
  87. Follow an auto maintenance schedule 
  88. Understand auto insurance and coverage 
  89. Save money on textbooks 
  90. Change bed sheets 
  91. Manage social media presence 
  92. Change a flat tire 
  93. Sew a button 
  94. Iron 
  95. Deal with loneliness 
  96. Greet someone respectfully, with eye contact and a handshake 
  97. Use jumper cables 
  98. Research potential career paths 
  99. Put yourself out there and make friends 
  100. Manage subscriber services 

The Foundation is committed to programs to help ensure that students have the skills they need to be productive and engaged citizens after high school. We call this pillar of our work Skills for Life. It includes some well-established initiatives, like Career Day, some evolving programs, like Launch Day.