Helping teens explore emotions, build resilience, and strengthen relationships.
SEL programming for grades 6–12 that merges brain science, real talk, and strategies students can use in daily life.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
MPower is an SEL curriculum tailored to adolescents. It helps students understand the neuroscience of emotion and stress, practice regulatory strategies, and engage in meaningful conversation about relationships and resilience.
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN
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Emotional awareness & reflection beyond surface feelings
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Neurobiology & stress response: how the brain and body interact under stress
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Self-regulation skills: grounding, breathing, reframing
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Healthy peer relationships & communication
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Growth mindset, agency & goal setting amid challenges
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Navigating identity, conflict, and relational stress
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Scientific vocabulary for emotion, control, and resilience
Aligned with CASEL competencies and supportive of NYS §804 health education domains.
APPROACH
The program is built on a psychoeducational foundation: learning, awareness, and discussion about emotions is both empowering and normative for young people forming their social & academic identities.
Through multi-session curricula, teens receive structured time to explore brain and body science, emotional experiences, and relational dynamics. All lessons include mindful breathing and sensory practices to support regulation, insight, and growth.
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN 6-12
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Short modules introducing stress, emotional triggers, brain-body response
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Reflective journaling, pairing with peers in discussion
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Strategy practice (breathing, grounding, cognitive reframing)
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Scaffolded opportunities to share, question, and apply