Foundation Module DISCovering the Basics

with DISC…

DISC  is  an  acronym  that  stands  for:  

Dominance  -­‐  problems  to  solve  Influence    -­‐  of  people  Steadiness  -­‐  of  the  space    Compliance  -­‐  to  rules  and  procedures  Module  I  teaches  that  DISC  is  an  “observable  behavior  tool”  for  helping  us  to  understand  what  drives  our  personality  style.      

DISC-­‐literate  children  understand  that  there  are  four  distinct  Behavioral  Styles  -­‐  and  what  each  style’s  needs,  strengths  and  motivations  are.      

No  Style  is  better  than  the  other  

DISCovering  the  Basics  

I  am  a  High  I  and  I  have   learned  a  lot  about  myself.  High  I’s  are  social  and   if  “us”   I’s   get   rejected   then   oh   no!   I   am  also  an  S  because  this  score   is  close  to  my  I.  So  instead  of  being  verbally  mean  I   like  to  avoid  fighting  and  when  I   feel  threatened   I   like   to   back   away   slowly  and  run.  I  like  to  flight  instead  of  fight!      A.R.  12  years    

I  am  a  High  C  and  I  always   like  to  get  things   right.   I   am   not   very   good   at  making   friends.   I   hate   to   get   things  wrong  in  front  of  everybody,  so  I  try  to  make   sure   everything   is   correct!            T.L.  12yrs  

DISCovering  Me™  Curriculum    

Preparing  Our  Children  to  Succeed  

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Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Insights  *    Empowerment  *  Results    

The Curriculum… Children having participated in the Curriculum will:

• Engage effectively in collaborative discussions.

• Be given opportunities for developing active listening, and virtues of character .

• Correctly apply terms related to observable behavior, effective communication and leadership skills and virtues of character.

• Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance personal, family and community relationships.

• Use decision making processes for identifying healthy and unhealthy competive behaviors, and for identiying strategies for developing harmonious relationships.

• Use communication skills to deal effectively with influences from peers and media when faced with bullying behaviors and situations.

Are we preparing children for their future lives! Fundamentally, each child is a unique individual who needs a safe, compassionate, and stimulating environment in which to grow, develop and mature on all levels of their beingness - emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. Children must be successfully equipped with not only life skills for today, but also for a very different and changing future and environment than what currently exists now.

Education for a lifetime of harmonious relationships and leadership effectiveness requires the development of skills, attitudes and the shaping of character. It is our commitment as Educators of the DISCovering Me Curriculum to support students to develop to their fullest potential in these areas.  

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The DISCovering Me Curriculum is a series of Modules designed for students’ aged 10 – 14yrs. The modules have been designed to easily integrate into the curriculum (inquiry/topic/theme of each term), the disciplinary system and culture of any school or organisation.

MODULE 1: DISCovering The Bascis

(DISC personality style, virtues of character & resiliency)

MODULE 2: Creating A Classroom Culture Of No Bullying (Anti bullying tools and strategies )

MODULE 3: Bringing Out The Best In You And Me (Cultivating and developing human qualities)

MODULE 4: The Essence of Communication (The ARC Model, attitudes and behaviors)

MODULE 5: The Essence Of Leadership (Traits, qualities, attitudes and behaviors of a leader)

MODULE 6: Developing High Self-Esteem In Children (Gaining a personal sense of self worth)

 

For  further  details  contact  Karina  Biesinger:  hopewithdisc@gmail.com

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What  Educators  are    saying…    

I  have  found  the  whole  DISC  journey  very  helpful,  enlightening  and  interesting.  I  can’t  wait  to  use  it  again  with  my  students  and  wholeheartly  recommend  it!    Teacher.  Auckland  NZ    

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