Goals and Objectives
As a result of this training, students will be able to:
• Identify and describe the seven developmental needs of early adolescence.
• Describe strategies for linking the seven developmental needs of early adolescence to program activities in school-age programs.
• Use a Developmental Planning Wheel and Developmental Planning Wheel Brainstorming Questions to develop ideas for theme-based activities to meet the needs of older children in school-age programs.