Calm Connection Training

A comprehensive professional development module for after-school staff, coordinators, and site leads in Hayward, CA. This lesson teaches K-8 staff how to apply trauma-informed de-escalation techniques, recognize the 5 stages of behavioral escalation, use scenario-based scripts, and maintain staff self-regulation.

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Professional Self Advocacy

A sequence of lessons introducing students to workplace self-advocacy and professional communication. Students learn to recognize their boundaries, speak up confidently, and ask for professional support without over-relying on others.

Lauryn Marks

Voice Works Self Advocacy

A lesson introducing students to workplace self-advocacy. Students will discover what self-advocacy is, understand that speaking up is a professional skill rather than complaining, and learn how communicating boundaries protects safety and well-being.

Lauryn Marks

Voice Works Slides

A highly structured, high-contrast slide presentation for the Voice Works Self Advocacy lesson. It guides students through understanding what self-advocacy is, why people stay quiet, invisible challenges, boundaries, and the difference between speaking up and complaining.

Lauryn Marks

Anxiety Armor

A comprehensive multi-week curriculum designed for high-intellect, socially anxious individuals to conquer workplace anxiety, map quiet careers, master asynchronous communication, and build professional confidence.

Taylor Rowe

Path Engineering

A deep-dive exploration of careers designed to maximize analytical intelligence while keeping public-facing social demands low. This lesson covers step-by-step role audits, day-in-the-life scenarios, and a robust skills inventory to align professional interests with protective boundaries.

Taylor Rowe

Quiet Strengths Inventory

A 3-page analytical self-assessment and cognitive audit designed to help Maddie identify her hyper-focus, pattern recognition, and independent research capabilities, matching them to technical skill requirements.

Taylor Rowe

Email Excellence

A comprehensive unit teaching middle schoolers how to write professional and polished emails by mastering each structural component: subject lines, greetings, body text, and signatures.

Lauryn Marks

Anxiety Armor

A comprehensive, 2+ hour self-paced career readiness lesson tailored for highly intelligent individuals experiencing severe social anxiety. The lesson integrates evidence-based workplace coping tools, low-stress career path mapping, interactive guided journaling, and concrete social scripting templates to build employment confidence.

Taylor Rowe

Anxiety Armor Choice Board

A structured 1-page self-paced career task choice board divided into Mild, Warm, and Spicy tasks, allowing Maddie to select activities that match her daily social energy levels while making steady career progress.

Taylor Rowe

Workplace Olympics

An interactive, game-based learning experience that teaches essential workplace skills like productivity, job quality, teamwork, and communication through hands-on athletic-style challenges.

Kelly Brown

Calm Keepers

A comprehensive crisis response training toolkit for K-8 after-school staff in Hayward, California. It includes visual slides, a detailed field guide, ready-to-use checklist and reference cards, and an incident reporting form.

Lenny

Anxiety Armor Scripting Cards

A set of 8 printable, fill-in-the-blank professional scripting cards designed to remove the unpredictability of workplace and interview communication, providing Maddie with concrete templates to print and hold.

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Calm Connection Reference Card

Calm Connection Scripts Handbook