Life skills & health. Level 1 to 13.
Staying clean, fed, well and safe, growing up, learning how to learn, and choosing what comes next. All of it is planned and not yet written.
7 strands · 35 topics · about 131 modules planned · 0 specified · 0 with a sample lesson. From Primary 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year.
Hygiene and sanitation
Simple habits that stop germs spreading at home, at school and in the village.
Previews Public Health, Environmental Health
Handwashing and germs
LS-HYG-HND · Primary 1 to Primary 4 · about 3 modules planned
What germs are, how they spread and how to wash hands properly with soap.
- About 3 planned
Keeping clean
LS-HYG-BOD · Primary 1 to Primary 5 · about 3 modules planned
Bathing, brushing teeth, clean clothes and why they keep us healthy.
- About 3 planned
Safe water
LS-HYG-WAT · Primary 2 to JSS 2 · about 4 modules planned
Where water can become unsafe, and how to store, boil or treat it.
- About 4 planned
Toilets and sanitation
LS-HYG-SAN · Primary 2 to JSS 2 · about 4 modules planned
Why safe toilets and waste disposal protect the whole community.
- About 4 planned
Preventing disease
LS-HYG-DIS · Primary 5 to SSS 1 · about 5 modules planned
How diseases spread through water, food, mosquitoes and contact, and how to stop them.
- About 5 planned
Nutrition
What our bodies need from food, and how to eat well on what is grown and sold locally.
Previews Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Technology
Food groups
LS-NUT-GRP · Primary 1 to Primary 5 · about 4 modules planned
Energy, body-building and protective foods, using meals people eat every day.
- About 4 planned
A balanced plate
LS-NUT-PLT · Primary 4 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned
Planning healthy meals from local, affordable foods.
- About 4 planned
Safe food
LS-NUT-SAF · Primary 3 to JSS 2 · about 3 modules planned
Cooking, storing and covering food so it stays safe to eat.
- About 3 planned
Eating well as a teenager
LS-NUT-TEE · JSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
What growing bodies need, including iron, and the risks of sugary drinks and skipping meals.
- About 4 planned
Reading food labels
LS-NUT-LAB · JSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Understanding ingredients, nutrition labels and adverts for packaged food.
- About 3 planned
Mental wellbeing
Understanding feelings, making friends, coping with worry and knowing when to ask for help.
Previews Psychology, Guidance and Counselling
Naming feelings
LS-WEL-FEE · Primary 1 to Primary 4 · about 3 modules planned
Recognising and naming feelings in ourselves and others.
Handled with care. Some learners may find this personal. Facilitators check in kindly and privately and follow the safeguarding policy if a child needs help. Not shown below Level 1. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 3 planned
Friendship and kindness
LS-WEL-FRI · Primary 1 to Primary 6 · about 4 modules planned
Making and keeping friends, sorting out disagreements and being kind.
Handled with care. Some learners may find this personal. Facilitators check in kindly and privately and follow the safeguarding policy if a child needs help. Not shown below Level 1. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 4 planned
Asking for help
LS-WEL-HLP · Primary 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Who the trusted adults are, and how and when to ask them for help.
Handled with care. Some learners may find this personal. Facilitators check in kindly and privately and follow the safeguarding policy if a child needs help. Not shown below Level 1. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 3 planned
Bullying
LS-WEL-BUL · Primary 3 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned
What bullying is, including online, and what to do if it happens to you or others.
Handled with care. Some learners may find this personal. Facilitators check in kindly and privately and follow the safeguarding policy if a child needs help. Not shown below Level 3. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 4 planned
Coping with worry and stress
LS-WEL-WOR · Primary 3 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Calming the body and mind, sleep, and healthy ways to handle exams, loss and change.
Handled with care. Some learners may find this personal. Facilitators check in kindly and privately and follow the safeguarding policy if a child needs help. Not shown below Level 3. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 5 planned
First aid
Staying safe and knowing what to do in an emergency. Health education, not medical advice.
Previews Nursing, Public Health
Staying safe and getting help
LS-FAD-SAF · Primary 1 to Primary 5 · about 3 modules planned
Spotting danger at home and on the road, and how to fetch help fast.
- About 3 planned
Cuts, grazes and burns
LS-FAD-CUT · Primary 3 to JSS 2 · about 4 modules planned
Cleaning and covering small wounds, cooling burns and knowing when to see a health worker.
- About 4 planned
Choking, fainting and the recovery position
LS-FAD-BRE · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
What to do when someone chokes, faints or is unconscious but breathing.
- About 4 planned
Bites, stings and heat
LS-FAD-BIT · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Responding to snake bites, stings, dehydration and heatstroke while getting help.
- About 4 planned
Sprains and broken bones
LS-FAD-SPR · JSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Recognising sprains and fractures, supporting the injury and moving people safely.
- About 3 planned
Growing up
Body changes, keeping safe and respectful relationships. Age-gated, with parental consent.
My body, my rules
LS-GRW-SAF · Primary 3 to JSS 2 · about 3 modules planned
Body safety: the right to say no, safe and unsafe touch, and telling a trusted adult.
Handled with care. Shown only with parental consent and taught by a trained facilitator under the Village Lantern safeguarding policy. Not shown below Level 3. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 3 planned
Puberty and body changes
LS-GRW-PUB · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned
How bodies change during puberty, and why these changes are normal.
Handled with care. Shown only with parental consent and taught by a trained facilitator under the Village Lantern safeguarding policy. Not shown below Level 5. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 4 planned
Personal care in puberty
LS-GRW-HYG · Primary 5 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned
Washing, managing periods and looking after a changing body with confidence.
Handled with care. Shown only with parental consent and taught by a trained facilitator under the Village Lantern safeguarding policy. Not shown below Level 5. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 3 planned
Respectful relationships
LS-GRW-REL · JSS 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Respect, consent, peer pressure and recognising unhealthy relationships.
Handled with care. Shown only with parental consent and taught by a trained facilitator under the Village Lantern safeguarding policy. Not shown below Level 8. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 4 planned
Study skills
How to learn, focus and plan, so every other subject gets easier.
Previews Education, Psychology
How memory works
LS-STU-MEM · Primary 3 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 4 modules planned
Why practice, spacing and testing yourself help you remember.
- About 4 planned
Focus and attention
LS-STU-FOC · Primary 3 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned
Avoiding distractions and working in short, focused bursts.
- About 3 planned
Planning your time
LS-STU-PLN · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Setting goals and planning a week of study, chores and rest.
- About 3 planned
Notes and revision
LS-STU-NOT · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Taking useful notes, summarising and revising efficiently.
- About 4 planned
Preparing for exams
LS-STU-EXM · JSS 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Past papers, timing, calm on the day and learning from mistakes.
- About 4 planned
Careers and choosing a university course
Exploring work and study paths. Links to every subject's Beyond school tasters, so you can try a course first.
The world of work
LS-CAR-JOB · Primary 2 to Primary 6 · about 4 modules planned
The jobs people do in the village, the city and beyond, and what each involves.
- About 4 planned
Skills for work
LS-CAR-SKL · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Teamwork, communication, reliability and problem-solving, and how to show them.
- About 4 planned
Find your course
LS-CAR-FYC · JSS 3 (BECE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 6 modules planned
Try tasters from every subject's Beyond school strand to discover which degree suits you.
- About 6 planned
Paths after school
LS-CAR-PTH · JSS 3 (BECE) to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned
University, college, apprenticeships, trades and starting a business compared.
- About 4 planned
Applying for university and scholarships
LS-CAR-APP · SSS 2 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 4 modules planned
Entry requirements, entrance exams, applications and finding scholarships.
- About 4 planned
CVs and interviews
LS-CAR-CVI · SSS 1 to A level / JUPEB / foundation year · about 3 modules planned
Writing a CV and personal statement, and preparing for an interview.
- About 3 planned
Help light the classroom where Life skills & health begins.
Every module here is written to be learned at a Lantern, offline, at a child’s own pace. Four Lanterns are planned and waiting for light.