Additional
Resources
HFLE Curriculum and Implementation
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Primary Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Curriculum – Ministry of Education
Outlines the primary-level HFLE curriculum focusing on life skills and psychosocial competence.
Secondary School Curriculum: Health and Family Life Education (Forms 1–3)
Details the secondary-level HFLE curriculum, covering key themes like self and interpersonal relationships, eating and fitness, sexuality and sexual health, and managing the environment.
Implementing Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) – Phyllis Rigaud
Academic paper discussing the development and implementation of the HFLE programme in Trinidad and Tobago.
National Health Context and Policies
National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (2017–2021)
Outlines strategies to address NCDs in Trinidad and Tobago, aligning with the national development strategy.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) – Ministry of Health
Provides information on the Ministry's initiatives to combat NCDs, including the TT Moves campaign.
https://health.gov.tt/services/ncd​:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
Primary Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Curriculum – Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago
Focuses on the development of life skills for psychosocial competence, assisting children in acquiring proper attitudes, morals, and values.
HFLE Curriculum Guide for Grade 9 – Ministry of Education, Jamaica
Aims to better support the psychosocial development of students and prepare them to manage societal difficulties in healthy and productive ways.
Revised Curriculum Guide for Caribbean Teachers – CARICOM
Provides a framework for strengthening the delivery of HFLE, focusing on life skills education and psychosocial competence.
Theoretical Foundations of Life Skills Education
Theoretical Basis of Life Skills & Definition of Life Skills – IALSE
Explores the theoretical underpinnings of life skills education, including definitions and frameworks for implementation
Life Skills Education for Children and Adolescents in Schools – WHO
Provides guidelines for life skills education, emphasizing decision-making, problem-solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
Constructivist Theories – Adolescent Psychology
Discusses constructivist approaches to adolescent development, highlighting the importance of learner-centered, interactive methods.
Practical Applications and Models
The Bridge Project – Life Skills – DiscoveryCC
Utilizes life skills curricula and counseling to help young people develop competence and resilience for mental well-being.
Life Skills Operational Outline – PAHO
Outlines the life skills approach to child and adolescent development, emphasizing coping mechanisms and social learning theory.
Life Skill Education and Adolescent Learners – Academia.edu
Highlights important life skills such as communication, empathy, critical thinking, and stress management for adolescent development.
Decision-Making Models
Five Steps to Better Decision-Making – From The CIA
Presents a five-component decision-making model aimed at solving complex problems efficiently.
A Former CIA Executive’s Advice on How to Make Hard Decisions – Fast Company
Offers insights into high-efficiency analytic decision-making processes applicable to various contexts.
Title: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Description: Overview of Jean Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development and how they inform age-appropriate teaching in HFLE.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
Title: Vygotsky & the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
Description: Explains how Vygotsky’s constructivist theory shapes learner-centered instruction through guided social interaction.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html
Title: Bandura’s Social Learning Theory
Description: Introduction to Bandura’s ideas on modeling behavior, observational learning, and self-efficacy. Includes the famous Bobo doll experiment.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html
Title: Richard Jessor’s Problem Behavior Theory
Description: Summary of Jessor’s framework on adolescent risk behaviors and how personal, behavioral, and environmental systems interact.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2818257/(Scholarly source—great for in-depth understanding)
Title: Social Influence Theory Explained
Description: Resource explaining conformity, compliance, and obedience with real-life examples, useful for teaching peer pressure awareness.
https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Social_influence
Title: Problem-Solving and Cognitive Strategies
Description: Highlights steps and techniques in cognitive problem-solving—great for building HFLE lesson plans.
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/problem-solving.html
Title: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Description: Breaks down the 9 types of intelligence and their implications for inclusive HFLE instruction.
https://www.verywellmind.com/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences-2795161
Title: Resilience in Youth – APA Resource
Description: Strategies for fostering resilience in young people and how this ties into life skills education.
https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/guide-parents-teachers
Title: Health Belief Model & Theory of Reasoned Action
Description: Practical application of behavior change theories in public health and education.
https://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/health_belief_model.html
