This program focuses on three main themes to help elementary students be better prepared for their transition to middle school. Activities and lessons include:

Executive Function

Physical and Digital Organization

Schedule, Agenda + Backpack

Prioritization + Planning

Social

Navigating social situations

Building positive peer relationships/ friendships

Taking risks and finding your voice

Advocating for Self

Using social media responsibly

Classroom Confidence

Self-awareness

Taking risks and finding your voice

Communicating with teachers

Working productively and positively in a group

Applying effective study strategies

Distraction is inevitable, learn strategies to promote classroom focus and enhance working memory in order to set yourself up for success in (and out!) of the classroom. In this workshop we focus on:

Exploring parts of the brain and how your amygdala works for and against you sometimes

Active listening strategies

Breathing strategies to calm anxiety or worry

Working together with a team

Self talk + visualization

Managing emotions

Working through distractions

Students will learn the process for solving problems and practice the critical thinking skills of analysis, risk-taking, and evaluation -- while having fun with one another! In this workshop we focus on:

Strategies for effective problem-solving and practice

How to spend time

How to handle social situations

Prioritization with homework

Time management

Brainstorming

Goal setting

Self-management and social management

How to be proactive to set yourself up for success

Teamwork is an essential skill in middle school and beyond. Learn how to effectively communicate, actively listen, develop leadership skills, and navigate conflict for a better group work experience. In this workshop we focus on:

Collaboration

Goal setting

Communication

Active listening

Problem-solving

Team building activities

Self-awareness

Patience and resilience

Leadership

Self-reflection

Curiosity promotes neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to form new connections, especially in response to learning. This workshop will encourage students to think outside the box, ask questions, and gain strategies to dive deeper into topics of interest. In this workshop we focus on helping students explore these questions + ideas:

What do I need?

What do I love?

How do I face challenges?

Try new things

Take risks (key is teenage success as this is a need, developmentally)

September Success Workshop- This workshop was designed to set middle schoolers for the start of the new school year. In this workshop students practiced:

Backpack organization

Digital organization

Backwards planning

Monthly calendars

Cornell note-taking

Communication

Problem-solving skills

Checklists + To Do lists

Classroom confidence

Emailing teachers

Advocating for yourself with teachers

This workshop is designed to practice planning, organization, and time management skills with an emphasis on building focus, following directions, and understanding emotions. In this workshop we focus on:

Self regulation

Motivation

Prioritization

Getting started

Working memory

Organization (backpack, notebooks, binders,

desk space, etc.)

Backwards planning

New Year, New You- includes strategies and ideas for connecting with Middle Schoolers and how to use the Healthy Mind Platter in the classroom.

SEL Toolkit- provides teachers with activities and resources to strengthen the classroom’s “hidden curriculum” so students feel save, seen, and heard.

Curiosity and the Healthy Mind Platter

Developmental Milestones

Connecting With Your Middle Schooler

So We Got the Report Cards...Now What?