Curriculum Map

The Affinities Program is a 9-12 grade curriculum and all school approach whose goal is to guide students to discover, develop, and leverage their strengths in order to build more meaningful and self-directed lives. The Program can be scaled down to cover Grades 7-8.

A K-6 Affinities Program is presently in development and will be available in May, 2008.

Each year of the Affinities Program is built around a theme of self-realization. Lessons are multi-week.

9th Grade- Connecting
Part 1:  Relationships by Design
    A. Pre-Activity:   Document it
    B. Lesson One:   Focus on Friendship
    C. Lesson Two:  Decide Relationship Strengths
    D. Lesson Three:  Develop Empathy
    E. Lesson Four:  Create a Mental Model
Part 2: Learning Strengths
    F. Lesson Five:  Learn about Learning Strengths
    G. Lesson Six:  Illumination of Learning

10th grade- Activating
    A. Lesson Seven:  Discover Activity Strengths
    B. Lesson Eight:  Volunteer Strengths to Teams
    C. Lesson Nine:  Work With Authority
    D. Lesson Ten:  Design Project

11th Grade- Envisioning
    A. Lesson Eleven:  Find the Future
    B. Lesson Twelve:  Choose a Path
    C. Lesson Thirteen: Bounce Back
    D. Lesson Fourteen:  Make it Last

12th grade- Proclaiming
    A. Lesson Fifteen:  Give a Statement
    B. Lesson Sixteen:  Play it Forward
    C. Post Activity:  Leave a Legacy

For a more detailed view, see the Lesson Overview here.