About Lions-Quest " because all young people need skills for life "

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Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service organisation, made history in 2002 by purchasing the Lions Quest core programs, Skills for Growing, Skills for Adolescence and Skills for Action. These excellent social and emotional programs are nearing twenty years of implementation in Australian Schools.

Making a Difference

The world isn't what it used to be and being a child is a lot tougher than it needs to be. With guidance, caring and understanding, we can make a difference.

The Mission

For more than a decade the mission of Quest International has been to help create a world that cares more deeply about its young people. The Lions-Quest commitment to youth is expressed by training, encouraging and equipping key adults in the lives of children with state-of-the-art tools to foster the healthy development of young people.

Parents, educators, business and community leaders, and other adults who are concerned about our youth are brought together in effective local partnerships where their individual efforts can be complemented and reinforced.

LIONS QUEST PROGRAMS

Positive Social Behaviours that Last a Lifetime

Lions-Quest   Skills for Growing(5 to 10 year-olds),    Skills for Adolescence (11 to 14 year-olds) programs focus on helping young people develop essential life and citizenship skills that lead to positive social behaviours such as:

• Responsibility

• Good judgement

• Self-discipline

• Getting along with others

• Avoiding harmful use of drugs

• Providing service to others

Positive Commitments

Lions-Quest programs help young people develop positive commitments to their families, schools, peers, and communities, including a commitment to lead healthy lives and avoid harmful drug use.


Service-Learning

This is an exciting and innovative component of all Lions-Quest programs. It is an educational methodology that provides opportunities for young people to learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences in their school or community.

DID YOU KNOW.. the Lions-Quest programs meet school's expectations in the terms of current educational research ?

Lions-Quest Skills for Growing (Years R-6) and Skills for Adolescence (Years 7-8) are specifically designed to promote the emotional and social development of 5-14 year old children. The grade-specific lesson materials can be used in a variety of school settings and with children of diverse ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Current research on resiliency (Werner, 1996) risk and protective factors (Hawkins et al (1992)) and developmental assets (Benson 1997), affirm a programmatic emphasis on teaching life skills and developing positive commitments.

To use today's risk and protective factor terminology, Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescence work to proactively strengthen key protective factors that support children's healthy development, and mitigate those that put them at risk for problem behaviours.