Youth Akro Skills Program Teaches Life Skills with Fun and Fitness
Youth Akro Skills is a program created by Shauneille Blair that teaches valuable Life Skills through active engagement in partner-based acrobatics. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Life Skills are the skills and knowledge we need to live healthy lives . The Youth Akro Skills program builds the following 31 Life Skills: asking for help - notice when you need support and practice asking for it apologizing - accept responsibility and work to make things right adaptability - be flexible with expectations, modify and embrace changes balance - give and receive support, improve physical and emotional stability body autonomy - establish and enforce your physical boundaries communication - use effective words to tell others what you need, listen and respond to others’ needs compassion - consider others, use words and actions that are kind to yourself and to others, treat others as you want to be treated conf...