Game Objective

The Real Times, Real Life program enables participants to:

Discover unique personal skills and talents with respect to life/work roles and interact positively and effectively with others.

Build, reinforce and maintain a positive self-concept.

See how knowledge and skills already gained are directly related to future life and work roles, and how expanding these in purposeful ways opens doors to new opportunities.

Explore financial management and budgeting, and realize there is a link between education and training, income and such lifestyle aspects as time available for family, community and leisure.

Explore a range of teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making and communications skills, and develop effective work habits in multiple life/work roles.

Explore diverse work and community roles and discover what aspects of these roles bring most satisfaction.

Explore links and balance between work and broader life roles, including the dynamics of building, living in and contributing to a family and community.

Explore the impact of chance events, and how to convert adversity to opportunity.

Explore work search and creation skills, an effective personal marketing and time management skills.

Make judicious choices regarding work and other aspects of their lives, to feel more in control of their destinies, and move forward towards a preferred future in a positive and determined way.