Life Skills (Spring 2026)
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Course Schedule
Dates: 2026-01-08 to 2026-05-14
Cost
Supplies: $0
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About the Course
The goal of this class is to give students practical life skills and covers a variety of topics including:
- Personality types
- Careers or next steps (briefly)
- Self management: goal setting, establishing and managing a schedule
- Personal habits: sleep, exercise, grooming
- Nutrition and wellness
- Home/room organization and decluttering
- Home management/interior design
- Cleaning approaches and techniques
- Finances/budgeting
- Hospitality
- Meal planning and prep
- Manners/etiquette
- Being a conversationalist
- Interpersonal skills
This class is fun and practical. It includes teaching and hands on assignments. Students learn approaches that work best for their personality type so they are better prepared for what lies ahead. This class can be counted as an elective in the Core 40 Indiana requirements and is a one semester class.
Textbook: "Life Skills for Young Adults" by Ferne Bowe, Amazon.com: Life Skills for Young Adults: How to Manage Money, Find a Job, Stay Fit, Eat Healthy and Live Independently. Everything a Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home (Essential Life Skills for Teens): 9781739637811: Bowe, Ferne: Books
Payments and the deposit for the class can be paid via check, cash, or venmo. My Venmo is Diane Cullen@Diane-Cullen-14
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About Diane
I enjoy teaching subjects that enable students to develop skills that will help them in life and also subjects that help them see God's work in the lives of people throughout time, as well as their own life. I have taught at Cornerstone since 2013. Before that I taught my own children (five of them) and also taught at IUS (for 15 years). I served as a coach for Truth Advocates Speech and Debate Club for nine years teaching students the skills of speaking and debating for competition. In that role I also worked with teams to plan and run tournaments. I attended Taylor University and earned a BA in communications and business.
In my free time I enjoy participating in and leading Bible studies, writing, exploring, traveling, hiking, kayaking, and spending time with friends and family.