Project Management Life Skills for Elementary School

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Our lives, and the lives of students are, in part, a set of complex projects.

A project is temporary in nature which has a start and an end to create a unique product, service or result .

Some students are given projects in preschool or kindergarten, and…

by the time they’re in elementary school, students are given complex projects. Yet we don’t consistently teach the skills they need to be successful in completing their projects.

Project Management covers a wide array of skill sets*

Management Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Skills

Conceptualizing Leadership School Subjects

Planning and Prioritizing

Team Building Math's

Executing Motivation science

Controlling Communication English

Presentation Influencing

Negotiation Decision Making

Writing Political and Cultural Awareness

Public speaking Negotiation

Science Fair Projects using project Management skills(Includes for example

a science fair project for 5th Grade)

Value of Project Management Skills in Education

• Learning project management skills, including prioritization and scheduling multiple, inter-related tasks helps students balance their workload, while giving them practice in skills they will be able to use when they graduate and join the workforce.

• Project management includes 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation help resolve day to day subject related challenges.

Project-Based Education and Project Management Training benefit youth

• When students participate in a project team they learn and practice 21st century skills.

• Students are more active and engaged in their learning

• Students gain a deeper knowledge of subject is gained

• Students have an opportunity to work on real problems

• School attendance can be higher and standardized test scores can improve

The Project Management Institute Educational Foundation Can Help

We are the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation and can provide resources to help you implement a project management program in your school or for your teachers.

We are a member of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, working as a collaborative partner with a “Who’s Who” in industry, to position 21st Century readiness at the center of US K-12 education.

We are a non-profit organization that brings the benefits and the power of project management to local communities and to the farthest reaches of the world for social good.

Resources We Can Provide to Implement Project Management for Youth Programs

• Mentors

• Curriculum

• Scholarships

• Grants

• Career Resource Information and Presentations

• Program Development and Implementation Guides

• Networking and lessons learned from others who’ve developed similar programs

The PMIEF can provide resources for schools to use. We provide materials that can be downloaded at no cost for non commercial use.

Careers in Project Management

is a career resource

• Salary Information• Industry Career Examples• Career Paths

For Resources, Contact:Komudi Bahal

Project Manager , PMI Educational Foundation komudibahal@gmail.com, cell- 732-397-0950

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