Preparing for life with courage, clarity, and curiosity.
At LIS Secondary, we prepare learners not just for exams, but for life.
What it is?
Life Skills at Leiria International School are about much more than practical know-how. They help learners grow the confidence, adaptability, and emotional intelligence needed to navigate today’s world — a world that is increasingly VUCA: volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.
Our Life Skills programme equips students with the mindsets and habits to thrive amid change — to think critically, act ethically, communicate effectively, and make choices that reflect both courage and care.
It’s where self-awareness meets real-world readiness — turning learning into living.
Why it matters?
The world beyond school is changing faster than ever. In this VUCA world, success depends not on memorising answers, but on asking good questions, staying adaptable, and leading with empathy.
Life Skills empower our learners to meet uncertainty with confidence and creativity.
They learn to communicate clearly, collaborate across differences, and make thoughtful decisions even in complex situations.
Ultimately, these skills give students the ability to shape their own path — not by following what is predictable, but by responding wisely to what is possible.
At LIS, we don’t just teach students to prepare for the future — we teach them to shape it.
How We Implement?
Life Skills are embedded throughout our Secondary experience. They appear in lessons, projects, advisory sessions, service activities, and leadership opportunities — always connected to real life.
Through a combination of interactive workshops, coaching conversations, and experiential learning, students explore themes such as:
communication, collaboration, and leadership;
digital citizenship and ethical use of technology;
financial literacy and personal responsibility;
decision-making, time management, and goal setting;
emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being.
Students practise these skills in authentic contexts — leading initiatives, organising events, participating in student councils, or taking part in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and other service projects.
Teachers act as mentors, helping learners reflect on how they approach challenges, handle feedback, and turn setbacks into opportunities for growth.
In every experience, the goal is the same: to help students connect who they are with what they can contribute.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”