Students engage in weekly lessons with their small groups and mentor. They engage in activities and discussions on our Be SMART core values- Be Self-Aware, Be Mindful, Be Authentic, Be Respectful & Responsible and Be Tenacious. Their year culminates with a whole group presentation on their learnings from the year.

Students engage in weekly lessons with their small groups and mentors. They engage in activities and discussions with their Roadmap to Success- exploring and researching, backwards by design approach, career aspirations, colleges/higher ed programs and high schools.Their year culminates with a whole group presentation on their learnings from the year.

Students engage in weekly lessons with their small groups and mentors. They engage in activities and discussions with their STEM- exploring and researching, backwards by design approach, career aspirations, colleges/higher ed programs and high schools.Their year culminates with a whole group presentation on their learnings from the year.

Students engage in weekly lessons with their small groups and mentors. Students research, create and design a mock business plan utilizing business management and marketing tools to build their own unique brand. Their year culminates with a whole group presentation on their learnings from the year.

Wellness Module

What are healthy thinking habits?

Healthy thinking means looking at the entire situation—the positive, the negative and the neutral parts—and then coming to a conclusion. In other words, healthy thinking means looking at life and the world in a balanced way.

We believe giving our students the tools to see life in a balanced way they can be aware of their thought patterns and identify negative thinking and begin to shift these habits, with a set of tools, to adapt a more healthy way of thinking and responding to people, places and events.

Our Healthy Thinking Course was designed by our social worker, Kimberly Walton, MSW, LCSW. She researched and designed a course to implement with our middle school students to engage them with healthy thinking habits that are aligned to our Be SMART principles.

This course was designed to help our students be critical thinkers around observers of their thoughts and actions.

Core Concepts in the course:

• Optimism and positivity
• Visualize positive outcomes for all scenarios.
• Eliminate negative talk.
• Change negative thinking patterns.
• Be a self starter.

Our students obtain and develop specific tools for healthy thinking. They apply these tools to their daily lives and evaluate the impact through written reflection.

Our students become responsible for observing their own thoughts and actions, reflecting on how to pop negative thinking and recognizing how healthy thoughts lead to healthy actions.

Calendar for Healthy Thinking Course

Order My Steps (OMS) was founded in 2018 to promote the untapped ability of young scholars through the transcendent learning experience of STEPS. Our program is designed to elevate students to actualize their maximum potential for educational and occupational success.

• We believe every child has the ability to reach their maximum potential.

• We believe every child deserves quality academic and professional resources.

• We believe the necessary tools will foster responsible, philanthropic citizens.

Vision: To open the minds of our youth to SEE (Succeed, Equip, Empower) the fullness of their career goals, dreams, and potential without limitations.

• Provides financial and mentor support to students seeking a higher education.
• Designed to meet the financial, academic, social and emotional needs of our members.
• Member Support:
  • Time Management
  • Stress Management
  • Study Skills
  • Money Management
  • Assertiveness Skills
  • Well-Developed Self Care Skills
  • Keeping Safe and Avoiding Risky Behaviors
• All members will create a schedule of support with their mentor and staff support person.
• Recipients will remain with Towers for internship and career opportunities, with the ultimate goal of them continuing on as mentors- Cycle of Success.
• Towers scholarship application is complete and available on Google forms.
• Monies will be paid directly to admissions department of the university.