Personal & social development // Friendship & Cooperation
Honest Conversations and Conflict Repair
Understand how to have honest, direct conversations that address problems without attacking the person; apply the principles of non-violent communication (observation, feeling, need, request); understand the repair process after significant conflicts: taking responsibility without defensiveness, offering a genuine apology (without blame-shifting), and rebuilding trust through consistent behaviour over time; distinguish between a real apology and a face-saving 'sorry'; understand how friendships survive and deepen through navigated conflict rather than avoidance
Quick check
When the learner falls out seriously with a friend, can they describe what makes an apology actually repair a relationship — and what the difference is between a genuine apology and just saying sorry to end the awkwardness?
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- RequiredMust come first
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2 topics- Helping Others Resolve ConflictsRequired
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 9 to 11
Advanced cooperation skills depends on earlier group work concepts
- Social Cues and Group DynamicsRequired
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 11 to 12
Advanced cooperation skills depends on foundational advanced friendship skills
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Honest Conversations and Conflict Repair
Ages 12 to 13 // Method
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1 topic- Leadership Styles and InfluenceRequired
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 13 to 14
Friendship and community mastery depends on advanced cooperation skills
Personal & social development // Friendship & Cooperation
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