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MELS
Moral Education and Life Skills (MELS) is an essential part of modern day education. It covers content on personal wellbeing, economic well being, careers guidance, digital safety, morality and community wellbeing.
Whilst the theory is important, MELs also helps to develop skills in critical thinking, positive decision making, how and where to ask for help and how to engage positively in the world around them. Whilst this subject is not examined it is a compulsory part of UK and UAE curriculum and its importance has been highlighted in a number of educational studies including the Oxford Impact Study, 2020, by Dr Lindorff. This is one of the most robust studies into student wellbeing. The results found a clear correlation between wellbeing, which MELs promotes, and academic success.
COURSE CONTENT
As part of our commitment at BSAK to a whole school approach to wellbeing we have worked to provide a framework for MELs that runs throughout Year 7-11 giving students a chance to learn, practice and extend their own knowledge and skills based on 6 important areas: Careers, Living in the Wider World, Mental and Physical Health, Mindfulness, Relationships and Study Skills.
Linked here you are able to access information on the objectives and projects undertaken in each of the year group areas.
MELS also incorporates the UAE Federal Government's Moral Education initiative, designed to promote tolerance and instill universal principles and values shared by humanity; details of which can be found here
TOPICS
● Individual Moral Duties and Responsibilities ● Globalization ● Making Good Decisions - Self Worth, risk and crime
SKILLS DEVELOPED
● Positive psychology and techniques to benefit wellbeing ● Problem solving ● Critical thinking ● Resilience ● Positive decision making ● Engaging positively in the world around them
SETTING
Lessons are taught in form groups once per week.
