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ADVENTURER CURRICULUM Adventurer Basic Staff Training Section 6

Purpose - To understand the curriculum and its holistic application to the Adventurer child. Objective – To suggest methods of teaching the Adventurer curriculum in a creative and meaningful manner.

OBJECTIVES & GOALS The Adventurer program us designed to support parents and caregivers in leading and encouraging children to a loving relationship with Jesus. The curriculum is the foundation of the Adventurer program. It takes the goals of the Adventurer program – that children will give their lives to Christ and acquire the habits needed to live a life for Christ – into fun and practical activities the Adventurers will enjoy. The curriculum is based on an active learning approach rather than just learning facts. This way the Adventurers will learn to apply these concepts to their lives.

OVERVIEW Basic – This requirement ensures that the Adventurer has the background necessary to receive the maximum benefit of the Adventurer program. My God – To develop the growing relationship between the Adventurer and Christ My Self – To encourage the Adventurers to care and appreciate the individual God created them to be. My Family – This area helps the Adventurer realize that they are important part of the family God gave them, and that they have a part in making it a happy productive family. My World – This unit helps the Adventurer be able to encounter God’s world with confidence and compassion.

USING THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS Catch the interest of the Adventurers. Present an interesting object or story about what they are going to learn that meeting 2. Present the information. Use a variety of methods – pictures, films, discussions, and demonstrations 3. Practice what you just learned Use active experiences to re-enforce the information4. Apply it to their life 5. Evaluate what they did. Did they complete the requirement and reached it’s objective? Remember not to look for perfection but improvement .

CLASSWORK ACTIVITY BOOKS FOR ADVENTURERS

Planning your calendar Completion of the curriculum during the Adventurer year requires that the staff and parents work together.In areas where the Adventurers attend a SDA Church School many of the requirements are included in the school curriculum. The NAD Manual has broken down the requirements for each class into a 9 month calendar, including what requirements will be accomplished during club meetings and which the parent and Adventurer should do at home. Parent sign-off sheets can be found for each month for each class on pages 363-442.

For those who have an SDA Church School working with the Adventurer Club the requirements that are completed by studies during the school year are outlined on pages 297-316

Planning for success – Learn about any special needs or interests among your AdventurersWho is going to teach the requirement? The parent, the class instructor, school teacher, a guest When and where is the requirement going to be taught? Club meeting, home, school, field trip What is the information you really want the Adventurer to learn? Remember you are looking for improvement not perfection How will you/others teach this requirement?

BE CREATIVE!

Special challenges are going to happen, these might be something that is a permanent part of your Club such as an Adventurer with special needs, or a place to regularly hold your meetings. Special challenges can also be temporary such as a guest speaker not showing up, an instructor being sick or running out of glue. Always be prepared. Have a few “just in case” projects on the shelf or games that teach part of the Adventurer program.

RESOURCES

More resources ---- Internet Enchantedlearning.com Search engines – Google, ask, etc.. Craft catalogs & websites Oriental Trading Company www.orientaltrading.com US Toys Discount School Supplies Family Fun www.familyfun.comColoring Books Become BEST FRIENDS with your Dollar Store MANY online FREE coloring page sites Pastor and church membersCommunity Helpers