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9-12 Curriculum

SYXX-XX

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OPENING RITUAL

DREAM DINNER PARTY GUEST

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

WAYFINDER 9-12 CURRICULUM

  • Easy to Implement
  • Engaging
  • Minimal Prep

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What is Wayfinder?

  • Core Curriculum for each grade level

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

  • Downloadable lesson guides + customizable slide decks

  • 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

  • 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

Self-Awareness

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

Empathy

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

Collaboration

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

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.

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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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

3

2

1

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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Purpose

Finding direction

through contribution

10-12 CORE CURRICULUM

Purpose 1: SELF Grade 10

Purpose 2: COMMUNITY Grade 11

Purpose 3: ACTION Grade 12

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9-12 Core Curriculum at a Glance

9th Grade Proactively Building Belonging in Our Lives

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

10th Grade Committing to Our Personal Growth

  • 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

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 GrowthView 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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TRAINING + SUPPORT

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Initial Training

  • Initial training for all users
  • Additional MTSS webinars for counselors + support staff

Wayfinder �Training + Support

Ongoing Training

  • On-demand educator �Resource Library
  • Asynchronous Wayfinder Academy videos

Product Support

  • Responsive Product Support team
  • Available by chat, email, or 1-1 sessions
  • Wayfinder Help Center to answer common questions

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Wayfinder Is Your Partner for Family Communication

Family Information Hub

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

Wayfinder at Home

Activities for families to build future-ready skills at home

Family Letters

Overviews of each Wayfinder unit for each grade level

Wayfinder Presentations

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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CLOSING RITUAL

I’M LEAVING, THINKING, + FEELING…

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…”