This document outlines the lessons, materials, and assessment criteria for an Introduction to Personal Development course. The course will cover 7 lessons: introduction, knowing oneself, developing the whole person, developmental tasks and challenges of adolescence, mental health and coping with stress, the whole brain theory, and emotional intelligence. Students will complete journal entries and attach activity work to document their personal development. The journal will be assessed based on content, presentation, artwork, knowledge, feelings, punctuality, and following submission deadlines of December 15, 2022 and January 26, 2023. Human development involves physical, cognitive, and psycho-social domains that are influenced by heredity, environment, and maturation. Personal development involves consciously improving oneself through self