Academic and Social Development Program

Students encounter a number of obstacles and challenges during the course of their educational journey, ones that might pose a setback to their academic development in case they were not properly addressed. Such challenges may be induced by social, national or international factors otherwise they could be purely academic. These challenges can extend their shadow to encompass a child's educational and occupational future.

Parents play a defining role in how a student addresses challenges, they can provide assistance and support in a positive way in order to help the student overcome them with and walk away with a sack of life experiences, honed skills, polished personality and much more.

The "Color Your Life with Your Choices" program strives to provide assistance to students between the ages of 10 and 17 in addressing various challenges that could become present during the course of their academic and social journey. Further, it helps them deal with such challenges and redefine them as opportunities to learn life lessons from, ones that will contribute effectively in honing their personalities, fortifying them and rendering them more determined to achieving their goals and realizing their dreams.

On the other hand, some challenges could be overcome easily should sufficient information be made available to students. Rather than leaving them to stumble across answers in their continues try an error endeavors, that will cost them time and opportunities, the program offers information and skills that are vital to this process.

Parents and caretakers are keen on helping their children achieve the best academic results possible within their knowledge and life experiences. As important as such experiences may be, they are often overwhelmed by the nature of today's life, social circumstances and technological advancements. Parents may make a notable effort to support their children with no tangible results, this may reflect negatively on their relationship with their children and a feeling of being misunderstood may develop within both parties.

The "Color Your Life with Your Choices" program helps both parents and caretakers understand how to support their children in a positive way and how to invest the challenges that may cross their path in building and sustaining a solid relationship with them.   The program helps parents look at matters from their child's point of view taking into account various social and technological advancement factors in addition to the fears and concerns experienced by students which may not commensurate with their look as parents and caretakers.

Following a study conducted on the needs of students using data obtained from children in communication with the Be-Free, a number of the most important challenges that are believed to carry an immense effect on a student's academic and social life were selected:

• A student who had lost a relative or a loved one.
• A student about to enter the examination hall.
• A student who experiences feelings of anxiety due to national or international events.
• A student preparing to enter a school competition.
• A distinguished student and ways to sustain such a status.
• A student faced with factors that compromise his sense of security and safety.
• A student exposed to an immoral act –exp. Harassment.
• A student was not able to set for an exam.
• A student who is challenged by family problems.

The program launched two lines of booklets aimed at both students and parents. The booklets address the above cited titles in an attempt to contribute to the student's academic and social development. The booklets are available in English and Arabic.  Further, the program conducts interactive training workshops for both parents and students. The workshops are held separately for each group and each covers one of the above cited titles in detail. The workshops provide an interactive platform for both students and parents to share their experiences and gain an in-depth prospective of the matter in hand.

The Be-Free provides specialized training for institutions and specialists in both Arabic and English addressing possible challenges, ways to help construct student's personalities in addition to providing academic and social assistance. Furthermore, parents are trained on the most effective ways to provide support to their children while attempting to overcome challenges and ways to invest them in deepening their relationship with their children.

• Parents and family members
• Educational organizations including schools and institutes
• Parties involved with the social and academic development of students including social centers and nongovernmental organizations
• Ministries of Education

For further information please contact us on +973  17242415