Objectives | Active Connections CLG

Objectives

Objectives of an Active Connections Programme

1. Personal Development and Mastery:

To enhance the participant’s self-concept and extend their self-awareness.

Identifying personal limits and potential
Clarify needs and goals
Recognize the individual’s role in the organization and acknowledging a responsibility to self and others
Overcoming hesitation, fears, and fatigue when confronted by a physical and mental challenge
Conveying a positive self-regard in appearance and manner and by putting forth one’s position, especially when it differs from prevailing or dominating views
Accepting responsibility for their actions and feelings, including being willing to accept and follow through on leadership assignments
Recognizing personal strengths and limitations and being willing to help when needed
Taking initiative in doing tasks and in doing new things
Having fun

A young person abseiling down a mountain side. He is looking up at the camera and smiling proudly

2. Interpersonal Effectiveness:

To expand participant sense of community and capacity for responding to others by..

Practicing honest, open and effective communication
Developing cooperative relationships around common projects
Being willing to help companions achieve by offering physical and mental support
Having empathy for and being responsive to the needs and feelings of others
Deferring personal for the betterment of the group
Assuming leadership position in need arises
Tolerating others’ points of view, lifestyle & values, and showing a willingness to discuss differences and defend the rights of others.

3. Environmental Awareness:

To enhance the participants understanding of fragile nature of wild areas, and to increase the student's sense of responsibility for the care and preservation of such amenities.