Students identify potential obstacles to their goals and develop healthy coping strategies to build resilience for the high school transition.
A hands-on planning session where students map out their specific courses from 9th through 12th grade to meet diploma requirements and personal goals.
Developing routines for maintaining organization over time and reflecting on the progress made during the 4-week program.
Introduction to different organizational systems and hands-on practice using a customized weekly planner template to manage upcoming deadlines.
Focuses on the Eisenhower Matrix and 'Big Rocks' concept to help students distinguish between urgent and important tasks, ensuring they prioritize high-impact schoolwork.
Students will investigate their current study habits, categorizing them as 'accelerators' (helpful) or 'roadblocks' (hindering), and identify one specific habit to improve.
This lesson introduces Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a framework for understanding human motivation and setting holistic personal goals. Students will identify their current needs across the hierarchy and develop actionable goals to reach self-actualization.
A small group intervention lesson designed to help students identify the root causes of class-skipping behaviors and develop practical, alternative strategies for staying engaged and present.
A small group lesson designed to help students identify task paralysis (the "brain freeze") and learn practical strategies to break tasks down and get started. It focuses on reducing overwhelm and moving from avoidance to action in 15 minutes.
A lesson focused on helping students re-author their personal narratives by identifying their strengths, values, and 'heroic' qualities through creative art activities.