Middle School Launchpad

A foundational unit designed to establish essential routines, behavioral expectations, and self-regulation skills in Pre-K students during the critical first weeks of school. Features visual supports, structured practice, and school-to-home partnership resources.

A comprehensive, 90-minute experiential lesson plan designed around debates, movement-based activities, and structured discussions to explore personal boundaries without dry lectures. This lesson includes a comprehensive 3-page facilitator guide optimized for a zero-prep, print-free setup.

A comprehensive, 3-page teacher-facing discussion and facilitator guide for a 90-minute experiential boundaries session. Includes step-by-step setup, speaking scripts, scenarios, and targeted prompts for 'Community Court', 'Red/Yellow/Green Flags', and 'Hot Takes'.

A comprehensive unit on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mindfulness skills, taking students from somatic anchoring and cognitive understanding to collaborative, station-based performances that demonstrate 'What' and 'How' skills.

Navigating middle school stress with system checks. Students identify emotional triggers, build a cooldown manual, and create a resilient coping strategy deck.

A printable deck of 6 scenario-based group discussion cards designed to spark peer connection and problem-solving around middle school EF challenges.

A hands-on sequence designed to empower teens with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) concepts. Through engaging escape rooms, creative drama challenges, and real-life scenarios, students master dialectics and emotional regulation.

Setting high-orbit goals and tracking progress. Students learn the science of friction and fuel in achievement, drafting actionable goals and creating a self-monitoring checkpoint system.

An interactive student cooldown guide featuring physiological stress scans, square breathing mechanics, sensory grounding exercises, and a 6-week graduation badge certificate.

A comprehensive systems-based study skills sequence designed to transform 9th-grade students' planning and project management habits. Over multiple targeted sessions, students master backwards planning, time allocation, and systematic progress tracking.

A four-part scaffolded social-emotional learning unit for high schoolers (grades 9-12) focused on developing time management, personal responsibility, balance, goal-setting, and leadership within a community context. Each grade level builds on the prior, transitioning from individual preparation to community leadership.

A comprehensive stress-management curriculum designed for small-group counseling, covering advanced cognitive, physical, organizational, and interpersonal coping strategies. Aligned with the Burlington Public Schools Portrait of a Graduate (focusing on Resilience, Self-Awareness, and Communication) and the Massachusetts School Counseling Framework standards.