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Purposeful Leadership

High School Leadership Curriculum to Help Students Navigate Life

Our Purposeful Leadership course is designed to empower high school students to become tomorrow's leaders by helping them uncover their personal strengths and teaching them how to positively impact the world around them.

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“The Purposeful Leadership lessons help orient students in step-by-step ways to a different way of thinking about their Why and support connections to what they are learning in the classroom—whether language arts, history, or mathematics—and their discovery of meaning and purpose."
John Gasko
Chief Well-Being Officer, Uplift Education
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Principal at Maria Carrillo High School

Timely, Powerful, and Research-Backed

Our Purposeful Leadership High School course is adapted from coursework created in partnership with the Stanford Flourishing Project, an organization focused on cultivating resilience and well-being in the face of challenge.

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What's Included in the Course?

Evidence-Based + Research-Backed Curriculum and Supplemental Activities

Perfect for a semester-long course

Facilitation Guides + Ready-Made Slide Decks

User-friendly materials with the option to customize slide decks

Beautifully Designed Student Workbooks

Thought-provoking prompts and exercises that spark self-discovery

How Does Purposeful Leadership Compare to
Our Core High School Course?

Core High School Curriculum

Purposeful Leadership Course

GRADES
Separate curriculum for grades 9-12
Grades 10-12
‍Not currently available for postsecondary institutions
LESSON 
LENGTH
20-30 minutes
45-75 minutes
PLACE IN
SCHOOL
DAY
Advisory
Health
Human Development
CTE
Senior Capstone
After School Programs
Theory of Knowledge
Opt-in Electives
TEACHER
PREP
<5 minutes
30 minutes
PRINTED STUDENT
WORKBOOKS
Optional
Required
STUDENT
APP LOGIN
Optional
Optional
HOMEWORK
🅧
Included, but optional
ACCREDITATION
🅧
UC Accredited

Is Wayfinder Effective for High School Students?

Stanford University researcher, Dr. Heather Malin, conducted an independent evaluation of Wayfinder. Research found a profound impact on high school students.
150%
increase in key measures of purpose
300%
increase in positive social behaviors + key measures of social awareness
58%
of students indicated stronger measures of belonging
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What are partners saying about Wayfinder?

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“[Purposeful Leadership] empowers [students] to create projects that help them reshape their own experiences of learning and grow into more expansive understandings of what it means to be successful.”
Garreth Heidt
High School English and Innovation Instructor, Perkiomen Valley High School
Read his complete reflection on Wayfinder here

Wayfinder Helps Students Find Their Way

Educators + students reflect on their experience and how Wayfinder supports young people in creating meaningful, fulfilling lives.

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“Wayfinder encouraged me to determine the intrinsic motivators that guide me throughout life.”
Meryem Konjhodzic
School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

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