Our Speak Life pathways are designed to empower our students by giving them the confidence to achieve any goal.
Each module is an intensive set of age-appropriate sessions that challenges students to understand how to develop the life skills to accomplish their goals and deams. Our sessions are cultuarally relevant to prepare students for the real world.
The Speak Life Team includes highly-trained professionals to offer support for program implementation and delivery of the curriculum. We are also able to provide training for school staff and administrators to faciliate the curriclum on their own.
Choose from any of our ten modules, and we can create a Pathway tailored to your student’s needs.
Goal:Learn How To Create A Path Towards Success No Matter The Goal
Synopsis: Participants will experience a session that empowers them to think about the life they want to lead and how to make it a reality. This program does more than open the conversation about a student’s future — it gives them the stepping stones they need to achieve their goals and correlates their dreams with their current academic and behavioral performance.
Sessions:
Speak Life Introduction
Vision to Reality
Goal: Learn How To Navigate Societal Norms And Flourish
Synopsis: Covering the various worlds students will need to navigate, this module goes deep into the societal expectations they’ll encounter and real-life examples for how to thrive.
Sessions:
Speech Etiquette: Session 1
Speech Etiquette: Session 2
Business Etiquette: Session 1
Business Etiquette: Session 2
Dining Etiquette: Session 1
Dining Etiquette: Session 2
Social Media Etiquette
Goal: Understand The Different Facets Of Love, Including Self-love And Giving Love To Others
Synopsis: The Psychology of Love program instills feelings of self-worth, self-respect, and self-love in every student. By breaking down societal norms and the pressures of family, peers, and stereotypes, students will learn to see themselves for who they are the power they hold. In the Ladies & Gentlemen program, students learn their purpose in the world separate from the societal pressures of their gender and how to mature into successful, thriving, productive citizens, as well as the great responsibility they have as young men and women.
Sessions:
The Definition of Cool
The Psychology of Love: Self-Love, Self-Image, and Loving Yourself
Regardless
Ladies and Gentlemen: Behold…A Lady!
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Chronicles of a Gentleman
Goal: Learn How To Lead In Times Of Adversity, Develop Confidence Through Leadership, And Work Together As A Team To Achieve Goals
Synopsis: In this program, students focus on making good decisions and accountability so that they can see the impact their choices can have on their future and goals. This module includes exercises that explore a student’s options as well as the consequences of their actions. They will be able to see, through activities and role-playing, how every decision matters no matter how small.
Sessions:
Leadership 101
Do the Right Thing!
Options, Accountability, and Decision Making
Goal: Develop Good Character Traits And Show How Each Attribute Contributes To Confidence And Success
Synopsis: This module includes activity-based learning for students to determine the different aspects of responsibility and how their values affect their impact. They will also learn the negative impact of irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, being unkind, and working from a place of entitlement.
Sessions:
Respect
Trustworthiness
Kindness
Fairness
Responsibility
The Entitlement Myth
Goal: Learn How To Create A Successful College Admissions Application And How To Navigate Paying For College.
Synopsis: Students will learn how to navigate the entire lifecycle of a college education from how to apply for colleges and financial aid, to the importance of SAT and ACT scores, GPAs, and why a college degree matters.
Sessions:
Exploring Post-Secondary Options
Determining the Best Fit
A Numbers Game
The Sum of Your Parts
Taking the initiative and Self-Advocacy
Financial Aid 101
Budgeting for College
Goal: Learn How To Navigate The Essential Facets Of Adulthood That Contribute To Personal Growth And Long-term Wealth.
Synopsis: Understanding finances and the positive impact good study skills have are crucial skills that can significantly improve students’ well-being post-graduation. This module covers these two important skillsets and includes real-world scenarios along with roundtable discussions to further cement the impact these skills have. Students will leave the module with effective tools for financial literacy and impactful study habits.
Sessions:
Financial Literacy
Study Skills: Session 1
Study Skills: Session 2
Time Management
Goal: Create The Skillset That Makes A Teen Competitive In The Workforce Through Skill Development, Resume Enhancement, And The Power Of Networking.
Synopsis: The Workforce Development module consists of various career-related workshop panels that include professionals in specified industries discussing their field at different levels and allows participants to learn about different opportunities that are available in a specific career field while gaining a well-rounded understanding of their occupation interests.
Sessions:
Career Exploration
The Components of an Awesome Resume
Cover Letters and Emails That Work
Networking 101
Navigating the Job Application Process
The Standards of Professionalism: Session 1
The Standards of Professionalism: Session 2
Goal: Create An Awareness That Shows How Good Hygiene, Physical Wellness, And Sex Education Can Benefit Teens Now And In The Future.
Synopsis: Mental and physical well-being are often overlooked in teen development programs, leaving many without the critical tools they need to thrive. Our Health and Wellness module focuses on improving confidence via mental and physical wellness sessions. Participants leave each session with new ways to gain confidence and improve their feelings of self-worth and self-reliance.
Sessions:
Mental Wellness 1: Mental Health and Wellness
Mental Wellness 2: Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions
Physical Wellness 1: Nutrition 101
Physical Wellness 2: Healthy Eating
Physical Wellness 3: Healthy Living and Fitness
Prevention: Teen Pregnancy & STIs
Drug & Alcohol Awareness
Goal: Learn How To Flourish In The Face Of Adversity By Creating Positive Coping Skills
Synopsis: The Overcoming Adversity and Choosing to Thrive module educates students to be aware of mental wellness, recognize mental health issues, and have the courage to ask for help when they need it. This module teaches students how to express their feelings, recognize feeling unwell mentally, and how to address any daily issues that affect their mental health.
Sessions:
Stressed Out! Recognizing the Potential Causes and Impact of Stress: Session 1
Stressed Out! Recognizing the Potential Causes and Impact of Stress: Session 2
Rise Up! Overcoming Adversity: Session 1
Rise Up! Overcoming Adversity: Session 2
Bounce Back! Music Motivation
Survivor! The Resilience Plan: Session 1
Survivor! The Resilience Plan: Session 2
Stronger! Managing Your Emotions and Tools for Healing
The Speak Life Foundation offers exciting, educational, and memorable tours that will expose our students to the colleges of their interest and cultural and enriching experiences. Working closely with your team, a Speak Life representative will plan the entire trip from start to finish, including:
Our friendly, well-trained staff members work to ensure that our customers’ needs, expectations, and wishes are met. Our goal is to make your experience with planning a trip pleasant and easy.
Past attendees were given the opportunity to sit in on a House of Representatives session, meet with their Congressman, and practice their business and dining etiquette skills at some of the best restaurants across the United States. We provide college tours in all states and international universities, too.
Educational leaders are at a crossroads with finding ways to reach students during critical periods in their mental and physical growth. How can we ensure our students learn the vital life skills they’ll need to flourish in today’s society?
Two initiatives in education are leading the way to answer this question: SEL and SEAD. If you’re curious about what they are, how they work, and how we use both then, this page is meant for you.
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is a process of learning that focuses on utilizing the natural motivations students and adults have for acquiring knowledge and applying new skills. The research shows that participants in SEL-based programs develop healthier identities, better manage their emotions, establish and maintain positive long-term relationships, and make better decisions.
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD) is a student-centered approach to instill competency for critical thinking, empathy, and the creation of transformative conversations in the classroom. Participants of SEAD-based programs report having increased tolerance for others with opposing political views, decreased feelings of racism and exclusion, stronger growth mindsets, and increased feelings of civic responsibility and agency.
Created by CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), the CASEL 5 creates standards that emphasize the importance of equality in learning by addressing five key areas of competency
CASEL 5 is dynamic and can be tailored to meet students where they are in terms of social or emotional competency. Featuring lessons that are taught via age-appropriate tasks and challenges, the Framework has found success with students of all ages from pre-school to adulthood.
Many programs only focus on one approach, leaving so much opportunity for improved critical thinking skills on the table. The Speak Life Foundation sees the CASEL 5, SEL-, and SEAD-based approaches as impactful and blends their methodologies into each module and Pathway. The end result leaves participants with a better self-awareness of their impact and their opportunity to promote empathy and induce change.
The Speak Life Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that facilitates dialogue between youth and the surrounding community, exposing them to a positive culture along with educational and career opportunities.
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