Students bridge the gap between middle and high school by applying Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey framework to their personal educational transitions, identifying mentors and crossing symbolic thresholds.
A 30-minute workshop for 8th-grade boys focused on Mother's Day, emphasizing vulnerability and emotional expression through the creation of a 'Memory Blueprint'. Students will reflect on childhood memories and practice expressing gratitude in a sincere, non-performative way.
Integrates physical and cognitive strategies into a concrete, visual game plan for upcoming tests.
Explores the thoughts behind the physical feelings, teaching the student how to catch and reframe anxious 'what if' thinking.
Focuses on identifying the physical manifestations of anxiety, particularly the 'stomach flip' sensation, and introduces grounding techniques.
A toolkit designed to help students recover from absences by developing executive function skills like prioritization, time estimation, and resource management.
A trauma-informed lesson designed to help students identify their emotional triggers and develop healthy conflict resolution strategies in a safe, supportive environment.
A psychoeducational lesson exploring the CBT 3-component model of emotions (Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors) designed for 12-year-old girls. Features interactive slides, social scenarios covering friendship and family, and a companion journal for personal reflection.
A supportive individual counseling session focused on identifying and challenging four specific cognitive distortions (Filtering, Mind Reading, All-or-Nothing Thinking, and Catastrophizing) for middle school students.
A collection of monthly paycheck registers for the 2026-2027 school year, designed to teach students real-world banking and transaction tracking.
An immersive entrepreneurship lesson where students learn business basics, budgeting, and persuasive pitching to secure 'funding' for their original ideas.
This lesson focuses on developing students' metacognitive skills and problem-solving language using Katherine Rowe's four essential questions. It empowers students to self-correct, identify vocabulary gaps, and justify their mathematical reasoning.
A comprehensive guide for students to produce a podcast exploring mental health through peer and teacher interviews. This lesson covers interview techniques and categorizes questions across five key pillars of well-being.
A creative SEL project where students design vision boards to explore and strengthen their relationships with friends, authority figures, and family members.
A lesson focused on managing finances for June 2027, the final month of the school year. Students track rent, utilities, and graduation-season expenses while managing their final balance. Includes accounting for the Juneteenth holiday.
A lesson focused on managing finances for May 2027. Students track rent, utilities, and a variety of retail receipts while navigating a real school calendar with several holidays and pending vacation days.
A lesson focused on managing finances for March 2027, featuring a transaction register and daily trackers. Students manage a variety of retail receipts, utility bills, and weekly paychecks while accounting for the school calendar.