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Mastering Time, Money, and Goals for a Focused Future

Teach your child to manage time, make smart financial decisions, and stay organized so they can achieve their goals with focus and discipline.

Disciplined Planner

Plan Objectives:

  • Green tick Build Financial Savvy: Teach children the basics of budgeting, saving, and responsible financial decision-making.
  • Green tickMaster Time Management: Equip children with tools to stay organized and complete tasks on time.
  • Green tickDevelop Goal-Setting Skills: Help children create realistic goals and actionable plans to achieve them.
  • Green tickFoster Emotional Awareness: Teach children to recognize and regulate their emotions effectively.
  • Green tickStrengthen Focus and Discipline: Encourage consistent habits and accountability for personal and academic success.

Module Overview

Module

1

Introduction to Social and Cultural AwarenessAudioicon

  • Understand the importance of social and cultural awareness in building respectful and inclusive communities.
  • Recognize how cultural differences shape individual perspectives and interactions.
  • Develop skills to navigate and resolve misunderstandings arising from cultural differences.
  • Practice empathy to appreciate diverse social norms and values.
  • Learn strategies for increasing awareness and sensitivity to foster harmonious relationships.

Module

2

The Importance of UniquenessAudioicon

  • Recognize and appreciate diverse forms of uniqueness in individuals and communities.
  • Understand how embracing uniqueness fosters innovation and strengthens social connections.
  • Explore global cultural contributions and their impact on society.
  • Develop skills to celebrate and advocate for individuality in personal and group settings.
  • Learn ways to create inclusive environments that honor and uplift diverse perspectives.

Module

3

Recognizing Bias and StereotypesAudioicon

  • Identify personal biases and stereotypes and understand their impact on social interactions.
  • Learn techniques to challenge biases and promote inclusivity in daily life.
  • Recognize the influence of peer pressure in reinforcing stereotypes and practice individuality.
  • Explore the societal consequences of biases and stereotypes and how to mitigate them.
  • Gain inspiration from role models who overcame stereotypes and advocate for change.

Module

4

Empathy and KindnessAudioicon

  • Understand the role of empathy in fostering positive social interactions and inclusivity.
  • Practice active listening and compassionate language to build stronger connections.
  • Learn the impact of kindness on mental well-being and community health.
  • Develop leadership skills by promoting empathy and inclusivity through example.
  • Create a plan to sustain empathetic and inclusive behavior in everyday interactions.

Why This Plan?

This plan addresses the following challenges by developing targeted skills

Consistently makes poor financial choices

Doesn’t complete work on time

Consistently makes poor choices

Is unaware of their own emotions

Real-Life Applications

This plan addresses the following challenges by developing targeted skills

Managing Money

This scenario teaches your child budgeting and saving techniques to develop responsible financial habits.

Completing Assignments.

This scenario helps your child prioritize tasks and stay organized to complete work on time.

Setting and Achieving Goals

This scenario guides your child in defining meaningful goals and planning actionable steps to achieve them.

Understanding Emotions

This scenario provides your child with tools to identify and regulate their emotions for improved focus and decision-making.

Courses Included

The Art of Self-Discipline

Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Discipline

  • tickDevelop self-discipline skills to make better decisions, resist distractions, and achieve personal goals.
  • tick Understand and manage emotions through self-discipline, improving emotional regulation, and reducing impulsive behavior.
  • tick Build healthy habits and routines that promote long-term success, such as time management, focus, and personal responsibility.
  • tick Overcome procrastination by learning strategies to prioritize tasks and stay on track in both school and personal life.
  • tick Set and achieve both short- and long-term goals, fostering resilience and commitment to personal growth.
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Financial Literacy I

Course Objectives: Intellectual Finance

  • tickUnderstand the importance of managing money by setting realistic financial goals and creating a budget to achieve them.
  • tick Learn to differentiate between needs and wants, and make informed spending decisions to avoid impulse purchases.
  • tick Develop strong saving habits by paying yourself first and utilizing savings accounts to plan for both short-term and long-term goals.
  • tick Explore how digital and physical money work, including how to use digital transactions safely and responsibly.
  • tick Recognize the impact of comparison shopping and smart spending to maximize financial resources while avoiding marketing traps.
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Goal-Setting: Gaining Tools for Success

Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Management

  • tickIncrease knowledge of goal setting and supporting skills.
  • tick Help establish realistic expectations for goal setting by identifying both the possible benefits and expected challenges.
  • tick Promote development of personal goals that are considered effective and consistent with personal values.
  • tick Build goal setting skills that will promote goal success by introducing various specific strategies.
  • tick Promote development of skills that promote both effective goal setting and optimal functioning across different areas of life.
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Exploring You: A Journey to Self-Awareness

Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Awareness

  • tickRecognize and manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to foster emotional intelligence and mental well-being.
  • tick Develop self-awareness by understanding personal values, beliefs, and how they influence decision-making.
  • tick Learn to set healthy boundaries and practice assertive communication to maintain emotional and social well-being.
  • tick Build resilience by developing coping strategies and self-acceptance, embracing imperfections as part of personal growth.
  • tick Enhance self-reflection skills to cultivate positive self-talk, goal setting, and long-term personal development.
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Emotional You: Managing Your Emotions

Modules: 4

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Lessons: 33

Course Objectives: Emotional Self-Management

  • Understand and manage emotions by recognizing both positive and negative responses and how they impact thoughts, behaviors, and relationships.
  • Develop coping strategies for managing stress and negative emotions, including deep breathing, distraction tools, and expressive techniques.
  • Build an emotion management toolbox that includes skills like emotion regulation, stress reduction, and problem-solving to handle everyday challenges.
 

Meet the Course Creators

Melissa Miletic

Melissa Miletic is a dynamic educator with over ten years of experience in education, beginning her journey with a transformative volunteer stint abroad at 18. She has since navigated all facets of education, from policy-making to classroom teaching, driven by her multicultural upbringing and a deep belief in the value of diversity. Committed to providing holistic, inclusive, and high-quality education, Melissa strives to impact learners across all demographics and geographies. Her approach blends modern methodologies with a global perspective, aiming to make learning engaging, relevant, and accessible to everyone. Holding a double bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Communication from the University of South Florida and a master’s in International Education from New York University, Melissa’s expertise lies in crafting educational experiences that resonate universally. Her professional and personal mission is to champion education as a transformative force, bridging cultural divides and fostering understanding in a connected world.

Melissa created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • The Art of Self-Discipline

Heather Gossler

A part-time teller job led to an MBA from DeSales University in the United States and a 27 year career in the finance and banking industry. I developed a youth banking program at my bank believing that it is never too young to learn to make good financial decisions. I took the program out into the surrounding communities’ schools to teach students basic finance. I then discovered that my true calling was education. I left the executive offices of banking and began my teaching career, which I’ve been doing for 15 years. I went back to school and earned my M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Cabrini College. I’ve taught middle school students the subjects of U.S.History, English and Language Arts, Science, and Family and Consumer Science which included a unit on personal finance. My ultimate goal is to help students find their passion for learning what it takes to be the best person they can be.

Gossler created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Financial Literacy I

Dr. Ashley Schoener

Dr. Ashley Schoener, is a a postdoctoral fellow in clinical neuropsychology. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Ball State University, her master’s degree in counseling from the University of North Dakota, and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. She has worked in a variety of behavioral health settings and has clinical experience working with individuals across the lifespan. She has also conducted research, co-authored peer-reviewed publications, and presented at national conferences. However, she always had an interest in teaching and a passion for providing education to the public about her particular areas of expertise. Her areas of interest broadly include affective neuroscience, cognition, and brain-behavior relationships. As such, she has plenty of knowledge to share on a range of topics. She believes learning is most effective when you are able to engage with the learning process, and this does not always have to feel like work. Her goal is to give you the opportunity to learn about some important new skills with a different approach than you're used to! Courses have been developed for the purpose of education, in collaboration with screenwriter, Anthony Crutcher, and artist, Dennis Di Lorenzo. We are very excited to share our courses with you and hope you are able to learn something new from each one you complete!

Dr. Schoener created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Goal Setting: Gaining Tools for Success

Dr. Kymberli Barker

Dr. Barker is the single mother of two fantastic young men, and they are her priority in life. She holds degrees in biochemistry, math, forensics, and psychology. She is a consultant and a professor at multiple colleges, teaching with the Citadel, and Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, in psychology, criminal justice, and neuroscience and providing international educator training. Her psychology specializations are police, the US Military, and first responders. Her personal focus is child advocacy. She developed the Guardian ad Litem/(GAL)/CASA program for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and is tribally and state sworn as a GAL. She lives at the beach with her newly adopted puppy and they both love playing in the water. Her favorite thing is being a mom.

Dr. Kymberli created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
  • Exploring You: A Journey to Self-Awareness