Life Skills supports young people between 10 and 18 years of age as they develop life skills, self-love and self-confidence and build their citizenship, so that they have the know-how they will need to establish a place for themselves in society and will be unafraid to take control of their own lives and work toward a sustainable future. In this way, young people are able to prepare in a fun, playful way for the most important step after their school career: making a motivated start in society. Each week, participants practice formulating an opinion and listening to one another, along with having conversations with adults. Skills training is integrated into each and every subject. Excursions are an important part of the curriculum as well. They receive an introduction to 15 subjects, including law, medicine, journalism, visual arts, technology, language and poetry, entrepreneurship, philosophy and politics. Within the broad curriculum, young people can experiment in the real world to their heart's content, while being encouraged to approach that world in an inquisitive and involved way. Each week, young people meet enthusiastic subject-matter experts from a wide variety of sectors who share a glimpse into their professional fields. Our education doesn't teach young people ‘for later’, it teaches them what ‘later' will be like – today. Stichting IMC Weekendschool offers educational programmes that nourish young people's natural motivation to explore the world. These lessons taught by enthusiastic subject-matter experts help young people develop the motivation to succeed in life. Through long-term programmes aimed at general development and personal growth, young people receive weekly instruction – over a period of several years – from professionals (volunteers) who have a real passion for their work. Stichting IMC Weekendschool also manages programmes in cooperation with schools that face severe to very severe challenges in helping their pupils attain national standards. Since 1998 Stichting IMC Weekendschool has offered supplementary educational programmes for young people from the age of 10 who live in the most marginalized communities in the Netherlands.
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