About Learning for Life

Specifically designed to teach character and to tie those lessons to real-world applications.

Learning for Life was developed to meet the critical needs of our nation's schools and communities. Youth today have more needs than ever before. We live in a changing world that has seen the disintegration of many families, rampant drug abuse, extreme violence, and moral decay. Young people these days are thrown into a hothouse of competition and social change that tests their decision-making skills.

Learning for Life is designed to support schools and other youth-serving organizations in their efforts toward preparing youth to successfully handle the complexities of today's society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-worth. Learning for Life also helps youth develop social and life skills, assists in character development, and helps them formulate positive personal values. It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential. Learning for Life enhances teacher capacity and increases youth learning!

Nationwide, school demand for character education programs has greatly influenced the dramatic growth of Learning for Life. Learning for Life has become a program for education with more than 20,000 schools and organizations nationwide serving more than 1.4 million youth.

Learning for Life makes academic learning fun and relevant to real-life situations. It helps youth reach beyond themselves by placing them in situations that help them to understand and act constructively. As a result, the values and skills learned by participating in Learning for Life not only make youth more confident and capable, but give them an invaluable understanding of how things work in the real world.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of Learning for Life to enable young people to become responsible individuals by teaching positive character traits, career development, leadership, and life skills so they can make moral choices and achieve their full potential.

Vision Statement

Learning for Life strives to be the foremost co-educational youth program for character and career development.

Position Statement 

Learning for Life programs are designed for all age groups from Kindergarten through age 20.  Youth participation is open to any youth in the prescribed age group for that particular program.

Adults are selected by the participating organization for involvement in the program.

Color, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background, economic status or citizenship is not criteria for participation.

The Southwest Florida Council

The Southwest Florida Council is a geographic area divided into four districts that include Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hendry, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota Counties. The Council has an executive board of volunteers and a staff of professionals.

Learning for Life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The seven programs focus on character development and career education. Learning for Life programs help youth develop social and life skills, assist in character and career development, and help youth formulate positive personal values. It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential.

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Learning for Life programs are delivered in two methods:

Instructional Method

The Instructional Method uses a classroom setting setting that utilize curriculum for grade K-12 as well as a component for Special Needs..

Work Site Based Method

The work site based program (Exploring) gives high school aged youth hands on career experiences.

Learning for Life provides training and support through a nationwide network of over 300 local offices.

 "New" Early Childhood Program to be Released in September