Delivering subject content through nine life themes
The LBL approach — with its nine life-learning themes — repurposes the traditional subject-based curriculum to provide children with the knowledge, knowhow and practices in the three areas to life and living. The LBL system benefits children of all ages from early childhood through to university education and beyond.
LBL provides a way for adults to assess just how much children are engaged in all areas of life.
All learning is organised into the three areas that make up a person’s life.
The three areas of life are:
Each area is divided into three themes
1 – For themselves:
2 – In their dealings with other people:
3 – In response to the environment:
Be reassured: all traditional subjects are taught through LBL’s nine learning themes to the improvement of children’s thinking, knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and perceptions of what their lives, their society and their environment are about.
Michael Mac
Whatever the learning system, whatever the age of the learner, or the country in which learning is taking place, LBL has the capacity to add value to the learning.