The course, organised by Central Otago Victim Support and former Ranfurly communication training specialist Amy Scott, is being held at the Central Otago Education Centre in Alexandra.
Pupils from throughout Central Otago including those from Ranfurly, Roxburgh, and Cromwell, chose to give up half last weekend and the first two days of the school week to learn about precognitive behaviour.
With David Dickson, founder of the Dickson's Dots communication training programme present, the teenagers were led through activities and group exercises aimed at teaching them about their own behavioural tendencies and how to deal with others of a different nature.
Ms Scott, who uses Dickson's Dots at corporate training seminars, said adults she had taken through the material emphasised how helpful it would have been to them through their teenage years.
A youth course in Ranfurly last year was the first time such communication material had been adapted and taught specifically to a young age group, she said.
"This is everything you need to know in life communication. It's teaching the kids life skills really, which they can take with them and use at school, work, and at home," Ms Scott said.
The success of Ranfurly's course prompted a request to hold one in Alexandra, and Cromwell is next on the list with plans under way to host the course early next year.
Cromwell College pupils Dillon Adam (13), and Steph Crum (15), said the information they had learnt from the Alexandra course would help them to deal with issues in the future.
The teenagers said a lot of course material focused on judgement, psychological mind games, and how to grow mentally in a way which avoided or appropriately dealt with negative behaviours.
Ms Scott said some youth on the course expressed their desire to be involved in future courses.
