Lions Quest

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Lions Quest Because young people around the
world need skills for life
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Building Youth in Your Community through Lions
Quest
Rebecca Daou and Matthew Kiefer Lions Clubs
International Foundation
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Agenda

• What is Lions Quest?
• Where is Lions Quest?
• Why is Lions Quest needed?
• How can Lions Quest be implemented?
• Discussion

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What is Lions Quest?

• Youth
• Service
• Drug education
• Skills for life
• Community

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Overview

• More than 25 years experience
• 12 million youth served
• 60 countries 20 more with potential
• More than 500,000 educators trained
• Translated into 30 languages
• Hope for the Future

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Advantages

• A worldwide program
• Gives hope for the future
• Benefits are many for youth, parents, school
  and community

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Benefits

• Develops positive social behavior like self-
  discipline, responsibility, good judgment and the
  ability to get along with others.

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Benefits
Develops a commitment to families, schools, peers
and community.
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Benefits

• Develops a commitment to leading healthy and drug
  free lives.

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Where is Lions Quest?
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Success Stories

• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic and Social
  Emotional Learning) research has shown that
  social emotional learning (SEL) can improve
  academic performance by at least 11 percent.

Lions Quest is a CASEL select SEL program the
highest rating awarded.
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Success Stories

• Norway
• 30 life skills programs evaluated
• Lions Quest one of only ten programs to have a
  documented effect in addressing the social and
  emotional needs of children.

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Success Stories

• Germany and Finland
• A specific unit created to serve the needs of
  immigrant populations.
• Lions Quest addresses the well-being of all
  children!

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Success Stories

• Belize
• Lions Quest trainer - official employee of the
  Ministry of Education
• Reduces cost of program implementation
• Allows for more rapid expansion

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Why Lions Quest A Need Worldwide
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Education

• Less than 20 of students continue secondary
  school in many African countries
• Asia has the highest dropout rate (UNESCO, 2004).
  Countries like India, Myanmar and Pakistan have
  dropout rates of 50 in the primary stage.
• The UNESCO data shows that about 45 of the total
  global youth are not attending school.

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A Solution for Youth Lions Quest
A scientifically-devised, structured program that
has answers to these situations facing youth.
Lions Quest fosters the development of
self-disciplined and thoughtful students
committed to family, friends, school and
community.
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What is Lions Quest?

• Life skills program of Lions Clubs International
  Foundation (LCIF)
• For students from kindergarten to grade 12
• Classroom curriculum that may be integrated into
  existing courses or taught on its own
• Unique collaborations of students and their
  families, schools and Lions

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Programs

• Skills for Growing (SFG)
• Primary school
• Skills for Adolescence (SFA)
• Middle school
• Skills for Action (SFC)
• Secondary school

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What does Lions Quest teach students?

• Responsible decision-making, goal-setting
  accountability
• Positive interpersonal relationships
• Resisting peer pressure
• Community service

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What about similar programs?

• Only Lions Quest is
• Global
• Comprehensive, not fragmented
• Larger in scope than others
• Covers a variety of topics

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Funding Resources

• Core 4 Grants from LCIF
• Contributions from Lions
• Support from Schools/Governments
• Support from corporations and foundations

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Next Steps Leading Countries

• Leading Countries will be trained to act as
  resources for new countries in the same region
• Will assist new countries in starting the program
• Will collaborate directly with LCIF staff
• Possibility for annual region-wide meetings
• Plans for meetings in East Africa, North
  Africa/Middle East, and West Africa

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Next Steps LCIF Support

• LCIF staff are available to
• Orient Lions and their partners
• Help with program assessment and next steps for
  new programs
• Assist with pilot program
• Support program expansion

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LCIF Support

• LCIF Grants
• Promotional US1,000 grants to support one or
  more promotional seminars for Lions, educators
  and community members interested in starting a
  Lions Quest program
• Core 4 Maximum matching grant of US100,000
  pilot or expand Lions Quest in a new country

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LCIF Support

• Lions Quest Department
• 300 W. 22nd Street Oak Brook, Illinois 60523, USA
• Tel. [phone], ext.6965
• E-mail info_at_lions-quest.org
• Web site www.lions-quest.org
• Also available
• Promotional materials and DVDs
• Sample Lions Quest teacher and student materials

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Questions?

• encourage membership

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Lions Quest Because young people around the
world need skills for life
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Day 2 How to Implement Lions Quest
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Lions Quest How-To Kit

• How-To Guide
• International Overview
• Resource DVD
• Videos of Lions Quest around the world
• Introduction to Lions Quest presentation
• Request the kit from LCIF

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How to start Lions Quest in local schools?

• This presentation includes
• Six Steps for Success The Implementation Process
• Leading Countries
• LCIF Support

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Six Steps for Success

• Step 1 Learn
• Visit www.lions-quest.org to learn more
• Contact LCIF to request additional information
  and sample materials
• Review information and materials with local
  school officials
• Work with LCIF to determine next steps

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Lions Quest Web site
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Six Steps for Success

• Step 2 Endorse
• Gather local experts to formally assess and
  endorse Lions Quest
• Ensure the program addresses issues that are
  important to the community

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Six Steps for Success

• Step 3 Plan
• Establish Lions Quest steering committee
• Develop plan for pilot program and secure funding
• Identify who needs to be involved

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Six Steps for Success
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Six Steps for Success

• Step 4 Test
• Conduct the first pilot workshop
• Evaluate the results of pilot implementation

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Six Steps for Success

• Step 5 Implement
• Establish Lions Quest organization to support
  program expansion
• Public Awareness
• Teacher Training Workshops
• Implementation in Schools
• Understanding the Challenges
• Evaluation

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Public Awareness

• Create awareness with Lions, schools and
  community through seminars/presentations
• Include write-ups in District and MD bulletins
• Distribute materials (i.e. brochures, DVDs,
  posters)
• Use media to create awareness in society

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Teacher Training Workshops

• Explain the program to school administrators
• Select a minimum of two teachers per school
• Organize workshops for teachers
• Trained educators must implement in school
• Typically, workshops are 2-3 days in length

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Trainer Availability

• There are more than 100 Lions Quest trainers in
  30 countries around the world
• In the future, we endeavor to promote more
  trainers in every area of implementation

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Six Steps for Success

• Step 6 Sustain
• Involve Lions with the Lions Quest program
• Identify possible funding sources

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Future of Lions Quest

• For lasting impact, we need to involve local
  governments as well as groups of schools to work
  with Lions on a long term basis and see the
  change in environment.

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Funding Resources

• Core 4 Grants from LCIF
• Contributions from Lions
• Support from Schools/Governments
• Support from corporations and foundations

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Next Steps Leading Countries

• Leading Countries will be trained to act as
  resources for new countries in the same region
• Will assist new countries in starting the program
• Will collaborate directly with LCIF staff
• Possibility for annual region-wide meetings
• Plans for meetings in East Africa, North
  Africa/Middle East, and West Africa

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Next Steps LCIF Support

• LCIF staff are available to
• Orient Lions and their partners
• Help with program assessment and next steps for
  new programs
• Assist with pilot program
• Support program expansion

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LCIF Support

• LCIF Grants
• Promotional US1,000 grants to support one or
  more promotional seminars for Lions, educators
  and community members interested in starting a
  Lions Quest program
• Core 4 Maximum matching grant of US100,000
  pilot or expand Lions Quest in a new country

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LCIF Support

• Lions Quest Department
• 300 W. 22nd Street Oak Brook, Illinois 60523, USA
• Tel. [phone], ext.6965
• E-mail info_at_lions-quest.org
• Web site www.lions-quest.org
• Also available
• Promotional materials and DVDs
• Sample Lions Quest teacher and student materials

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Questions?

• encourage membership

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www.lions-quest.org