Local ministry background:
In his childhood, instead of fairy tales, Jan listened to Bible stories told by his grandmother. Around the age of 18, he experienced his personal conversion. A tragic event affected his family, which led Jan to change his job. He completed various courses and training programs, and since 2021, he has been fully dedicated to the Healthy Youth ministry.

He offers programs from the series ‘Respect for Life’, the certified programs of the non-profit Christian organization called Ethical and Character Education, which focus on problematic class collectives. These are the HY topics that are mainly devoted to relationships among children in the 1st to 5th grade of elementary school. In the 5th to 9th grades, topics such as addiction, the risks of cyberspace, and risky sexual behavior are added.

Jan’s goal is to, through the HY programs, gently introduce children to the risks and threats they may encounter in life. He wants to help them prepare for such situations so that they have the strength to face them and know how to behave appropriately. As part of the programs, he also teaches children how to work on relationships, how to build a good relationship and maintain it so that it is strong and healthy. Last but not least, he wants to convey to the younger generation the message that life has meaning and the hope that it is worth living, even though life can sometimes be difficult.

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How he became a HY Worker:
In 2012, Jan and his loved ones were shaken by a tragic event. At that time, he reevaluated his life, left his job, and became interested in working with people. He completed various courses and trainings, and also embarked on psychotherapeutic training.

In 2021, he fully immersed himself in the role of the Healthy Youth worker. As he himself says, “I eventually realized that working with children had been my dream for a long time, but it had just fallen by the wayside.”

 

Program topics and resource:
In his HY ministry Jan uses much-appreciated program series called Respect for Life, especially:

Programs for the 1st to the 5th grade:
Prevention of bullying
Dangerous situations
Ethics lessons
Supporting relationships in the classroom
Prevention of cyberbullying
Prevention of addictions
Supporting for communication
Supporting for mental resilience

Programs for the 5th to the 9th grade:
Prevention of bullying
Supporting for mental resilience
Prevention of cyberbullying
Ethics lessons
Prevention of xenophobia (prejudice)
Risky sexual behavior
Prevention of extremism

Secondary schools and vocational schools:
Risky sexual behavior
Prevention of bullying
Ethics lessons
Supporting for mental resilience

Educational programs on the topics of Christmas and Easter

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