An empowering transition workshop designed to help 8th-grade students manage academic anxiety, identify school support networks, and set actionable goals for their upcoming high school journey.
A presentation of advice and reflections from the graduating Class of 2026 to the incoming Class of 2030, helping freshmen transition smoothly to high school.
An empowering high school transition workshop for 8th-grade students, focusing on managing academic anxiety, building support networks, and setting actionable goals.
A welcoming lesson for incoming 9th graders at Arlington High School, featuring words of wisdom from the graduating senior class to ease transition anxiety and inspire involvement.
Week 6 synthesizes curriculum learnings on values, media literacy, self-talk, and boundaries into a future-self vision and group celebration.
Week 5 explores peer dynamics, social comparison, and the power of boundary setting, teaching girls how to say "no" and protect their emotional energy.
Week 4 introduces the concept of the inner critic, helps girls identify their negative self-talk patterns, and teaches practical self-compassion tools and positive affirmations.
Week 3 shifts the narrative from how bodies look to what they can do, cultivating appreciation, strength, and respect for the physical self.
Week 2 dives into media literacy, analyzing how social media filters and curated feeds distort reality, and building critical awareness of online beauty standards.
Week 1 focuses on building group safety, establishing core values, and helping girls discover their unique personal strengths instead of comparing themselves to others.
The final session focuses on celebrating progress, establishing long-term academic habits, creating an ongoing emergency protocol for grades, and reinforcing a growth mindset.
This session focuses on self-advocacy and teacher communication, helping students practice how to ask for help, draft professional emails, and prepare for one-on-one conferences.
This session introduces high-impact, evidence-based study techniques like active recall and spaced repetition, helps students create a study toolkit, and addresses exam anxiety.
This session centers on organizational strategies, including cleaning out physical and digital clutter, establishing a systematic folder/binder layout, and optimizing their home study environments.
This session focuses on helping students identify time-wasters, learn to prioritize tasks using the Urgency Matrix, and construct a functional weekly calendar.
The introductory session focuses on establishing group norms, understanding high school credit requirements, facing academic reality, and identifying personal motivations for credit recovery.
A 10-minute session exploring how to handle frustration when others move too slowly or act as speed bumps, teaching scripts to ask for space and practical tools for cognitive patience.
A supportive, reflective lesson designed to help middle school students process academic dishonesty, understand the root causes of their choices, and build practical habits for future academic integrity.