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9-12 Curriculum

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OPENER

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DREAM DINNER PARTY GUEST

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Who is your dream dinner party guest, and what would make the conversation great?

Core Skill: Purpose

Why is the person you picked your dream dinner guest?

Is there a specific question you want to ask?

Is there a story you want to know more details about?

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4 years of Purpose and Belonging Curriculum

with Teacher Training, Support, and Assessment Tools

  • Easy to Implement

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WAYFINDER 9-12 CURRICULUM

  • Easy to Implement
  • Engaging
  • Minimal Prep

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What is Wayfinder?

  • Core Curriculum for each grade level

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  • 2000+ supplemental activities, Collections, and resources�
  • Assessment suite for skill tracking

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  • Downloadable lesson guides + customizable slide decks

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  • Scaffolded learning supports and other accessibility tips

What is Wayfinder?

What does Wayfinder include?

  • Future-ready skills curriculum that helps students build a sense of purpose

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  • Engaging + interactive lessons aligned to six Core Skills: Collaboration, Empathy, Adaptability, Agency, Self-Awareness, Purpose�
  • Collaboration-based activities that encourage relationship-building among educators and students

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Wayfinder started with an exclusive focus on secondary school students

Tapping into the core psychological needs of adolescents:

  • Developing a sense of agency
  • Being recognized and respected by peers
  • Finding areas they excel in
  • Committing to specific goals and activities

"I love the spark, stretch, and action ritual. I love the ease of navigation. I love the fact that it doesn’t look boring and will appeal to disengaged high schoolers.”

Kavitha Satya-Mohandoss, Math Teacher, USC East College Prep

Expertise in Secondary Schools

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Wayfinder’s Future-Ready Core Skills

Adaptability

You are willing to try again when you make mistakes and are comfortable navigating uncertain situations with flexibility and openness.

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Empathy

You are in tune with the feelings and needs of others and willing �to act for a common good.

Self-Awareness

You understand yourself on many levels, from how you function to what nourishes and sustains you.

Agency

You utilize self-awareness �to understand when you need support and how you can support others in working toward a shared goal.

Purpose

Your decisions and interactions with the world are guided by a deep connection to your values.

Collaboration

You are a relationship -builder who actively partners with others and facilitates belonging efforts across communities.

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What Are Future-Ready Skills?

Skills that remain relevant well into the future, regardless of technological innovation, and help students thrive in an ever-changing world

Google launched Project Oxygen to determine what makes a successful manager. Based on 10,000 observations, they identified 8 key attributes highly focused on:

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Empathy
  • Emotional Intelligence

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Compatible with MTSS Framework

Tier 3

Individual Students (<10%)

1-on-1 supports

Tier 2

Small Groups of Students (10-25%)

Small group supports

Tier 1

Majority of Students (75-90%)

Universal supports

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Wayfinder supports all tiers of intervention.

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Wayfinder Curriculum Overview

Core Curriculum

Activities + Collections

Waypoints

  • Yearlong PK-12 curriculum for each grade level
  • Lessons are aligned to six Core Skills to prepare students for the future
  • K-5: 20-minute lessons
  • 6-12: 30-minute lessons
  • Minimal prep
  • 2000+ supplemental PreK-12 activities for targeted skill-building opportunities
  • Collections include sets of activities on popular topics
  • Minimal prep + little to no materials needed
  • Assessment suite �to identify student strengths and areas �for growth
  • Summative + formative assessments measure the growth of Core Skills over time
  • Wayfinder recommends activities based on student data

MTSS Offerings

  • Specially designed content for every tier of intervention (Tier 1, 2, 3)
  • Counselor dashboard to review data, plan + deliver interventions, and record notes
  • Additional resources to promote positive school culture + support MTSS

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9-12 Core Curriculum at a Glance

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9th Grade Proactively Building Belonging in Our Lives�

  • Strengths + Growth
  • Habits + Social Support
  • Conflicts + Resolutions
  • Interconnection + Humanity

10th Grade Committing to Our Personal Growth

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  • Motivation + Inspiration
  • Character + Values
  • Routines + Habits
  • Growth + Learning

11th Grade Discovering Our Impact and Influence�

  • Meaning + Action
  • Leadership + Accountability
  • Impact + Influence
  • People + Places

12th Grade Creating an Actionable Plan for the Future�

  • Goal Setting + Problem Solving
  • Leadership + Entrepreneurship
  • Productivity + Entrepreneurship
  • Agency + Integrity

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2000+

Lessons per year

Supplemental activities

CURRICULUM �AT A GLANCE

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Available languages �(English + Spanish)

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Activity Library

2000+ activities to supplement student learning

  • Energizers + Games
  • Discussion Topics
  • Videos
  • Opening + Closing Rituals

Quickly filter for what you need

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Ways to Integrate Activities from the Activity Library Throughout the Day

  • Brain breaks
  • Entrance/Exit Tickets
  • Energize your classroom
  • Bookend your week with Wayfinder activities
  • Community building
  • Transitions
  • Schoolwide/grade-level shared spaces
  • and MORE…

Quickly filter for what you need

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Collections

Groups of content focus on popular topic areas like:

  • Anti-Bullying
  • Digital Literacy
  • Executive Functioning
  • Community Building

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Waypoints

Dynamic assessment suite to track + measure student progress in Wayfinder’s six Core Skills

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Waypoints analyzes summative + formative assessment data and recommends activities for targeted skill-building

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Waypoints Assessments

Summative

Assessments

Formative Assessments

  • Measure Core Skills Growth Over Time�Administer summative assessments at the beginning, middle (optional), and end of the year
  • Understand Strengths + Areas of Growth�View data at the student, class, grade, or site level to analyze trends
  • Monitor Student Progress�Administer formative assessments at regular intervals between summative assessments
  • Adjust Instruction + Maximize Student Learning�Use progress monitoring data to plan meaningful supplemental activities
  • Create Custom Formative Assessments�Use our bank of research-backed questions to build assessments that fit your students’ needs

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Waypoints + Activity Library

Waypoints

Formative + summative assessments to track and monitor skill growth

Activity Library

Respond with over 2000 easy-to-implement activities

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Wayfinder Is Your Partner for Family Communication

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Family Information Hub

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Resources to explain �Wayfinder and provide access to at-home content

Wayfinder at Home

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Activities for families to build future-ready skills at home

Family Letters

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Overviews of each Wayfinder unit for each grade level

Wayfinder Presentations

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Ready-made slide decks for Back-to-School Night or �Family Night

Available in Spanish

Available in Spanish

Available in Spanish

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CLOSER

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I’M LEAVING, THINKING, + FEELING…

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Share one thing you are thinking about and one thing you are feeling.

Core Skill: Self-Awareness

“I’m leaving thinking….”

“I’m leaving feeling…”