School to life
Who do you want to be and what will it actually take to get there? This module helps students connect their present choices to their future selves, building personal timelines, exploring role models, setting real actions and developing the problem-solving mindset that turns ambition into reality.
Lessons
9 lessons in this module.
Being Part of a Group and My Adult Self
Opening lesson building class rapport through group tasks. Students select images representing the adult they want to be across four life domains: work, family, lifestyle, and community.
Positive and Negative Role Models
Students identify positive and negative role models across the four adult domains and explore how these influences shape future success. Introduces the Future Me worksheet.
Bucket List and Timelines
Students create personal wishlist bucket lists then begin personal future timelines, identifying forks in the road, obstacles, and roadblocks between present day and adult goals.
Timelines Continued
Students complete and share personal timelines in small groups. Discussion draws out themes around planning, getting information, and breaking future goals into manageable steps.
Actions
Distinguishes dreams from possible selves and introduces specific action-setting. Students write clear, time-bound actions for each adult life domain linked to their timeline goals.
Possible Selves
Students create poster boards visualising their next-year positive and negative possible selves, then select strategies and actions to reach positive outcomes and avoid negative ones.
Adult Possible Selves
Extends possible selves thinking to the long-term adult future. Students complete the adult side of their poster board, connecting present actions to adult aspirations.
Solving Everyday Problems
Introduces structured problem-solving for everyday school-related challenges. Students apply resilience skills to real problems, recognising that seeking help promptly is a strength.
Looking Forward
Final From School to Life lesson connecting present choices to future goals. Students reflect on how resilience skills, role models, timelines, and actions work together to support their futures.