Our Department aims to guide and prepare students for life’s many challenges. We equip them with the knowledge, skills, and values that will enable them to successfully navigate their way in a rapidly transforming society.
 
The five focus areas include: personal development; social development; physical education & recreation; careers & the world of work. The curriculum ties in with other subjects and leadership development courses offered at the Academy.
 
We also strive to enrich the curriculum with various projects. Examples include: Take a Girl Child to Work and Work Shadow Programme; Community Service and First Aid Training. Our educators make extensive use of technology and arrange regular presentations by national and international speakers on curriculum-related topics and career development. We work closely with the Academy’s support network of nurses, psychologists and social workers to ensure that students are developing to their full potential.
 
Assessment is ongoing and covers a variety of tasks and activities which are moderated externally. This includes physical fitness development and skills for sporting codes.