SPARK Middle School Mentoring Curriculum
The SPARK Pre-Teen Curriculum is designed for students in middle school and covers relatable topics that help youth navigate the trials and celebrate the accomplishments of their middle school years. Through this program, participants will uncover their natural resilience, gain a better understanding of themselves and others, develop vital social and emotional skills, access their creative intelligence and cultivate their personal potential. The complete SPARK Pre-Teen Mentoring Program provides all the tools you need to cultivate these skills with little preparation!
Pre-Teen Core Curriculum Lesson Topics:
- Connections and Goals
- Your Experience, Unlocked
- Decision-Making, The SPARK Highway
- Kaleidoscope of Feelings
- Finding Your SPARK
- Growing Your Creativity and Potential
- Self-Confidence
- Dealing With Stress and Anxiety
- Communication and Reactions
- Appreciating the Diversity Among Us
- The Future Is Yours
- Graduation
Extra Modules Included: Relationships, Leadership & Life Skills
Relationships Module: Navigating Relationships
Leadership Module: Understanding Your Community, Using Your SPARK to be a Good Role Model & Bullying, Inside-Out
Life Skills Module: Academic Stress to Academic Success
This program has been proven to:
Increase mental wellbeing and understanding of how the mind works
Increase impulse control
Increase communication, decision making and problem-solving skills
Increase resilience (bounce back) from tough circumstances.
Increase resilience (compassion for others) during tough circumstances
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Program Packages
Each program package is customizable to your implementation needs and includes:
Program Curriculum and Site License
Training and Support
1 Curriculum Kit Includes:
Multi-year, multi-site, and multi-facilitator packages and discounts are available.
Additional Modules Available
Below are three additional topic specific modules which can be an add-on to the SPARK Curricula. They are designed to be infused into our SPARK Curricula and delivered after Lesson 11 in the Teen Curriculum or after Lesson 10 in the Pre-Teen Curriculum.
Social Expectations and Social Pressures
Social Expectations and Social Pressures*
The SPARK Expectations & Social Pressures module consists of 8 additional lessons. It is a stand-alone product that can be integrated into the Pre-Teen and Teen Curricula. Guided by National Standards, each module includes age-appropriate, topic-specific lessons designed to supplement the core curriculum based on the specific needs of the participants.
This Module includes the following Lessons:
- Understanding Your Own Expectations
- Understanding Other’s Expectations
- Seeing Opportunities
- Uncovering Possibilities
- Navigating Pressure
- Fitting in and Standing Out
- Social Media
- Body Image
*This program is an add-on to the SPARK Curricula. It can be taught as a stand-alone module or infused into our SPARK Curricula. It is designed to be delivered after Lesson 11 in the Teen Curriculum or after Lesson 10 in the Pre-Teen Curriculum.
Sex Education & Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Sex Education & Teen Pregnancy Prevention*
The SPARK Sex Education & Teen Pregnancy Prevention Module is an effective and thoughtfully designed program that offers 7 lessons to empower and educate youth.
It covers some of the following Lessons:
- Your Values, Your Relations, Your Decisions
- Love & Security
- Anatomy & Conception
- Tough Conversations
- Your Knowledge-Your Control
- Protecting Yourself and Others
- Birth Control
*This module is an add-on to the SPARK Teen Mentoring Program. It is designed to be delivered after the Relationships Module of the Teen Curriculum.
Teen Parenting
Teen Parenting*
The SPARK Teen Parenting module is designed to be integrated into the Teen Curricula. Guided by National Standards, each module includes age-appropriate, topic-specific lessons designed to supplement the core curriculum based on the specific needs of the participants. This module is specific for teens who are pregnant or have a child. It is designed to help with connection and understanding so that they can parent their child from an understanding that they have a built-in SPARK to help navigate tough decisions in patenting.
This Module covers the following Lessons:
- Parents SPARKing Into Connection
- Love & Understanding
- Parenting From The Heart
*This program is an add-on to the SPARK Curricula. It is designed to be infused into our SPARK Teen Curricula. It is designed to be delivered after Lesson 11 in the Teen Curriculum.
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Don’t Forget, We Offer a Program for ALL ages. Find out more below:
Young Child (K-2) – for ages 5 through 8.
Child (3rd – 5th) – for ages 8 through 10.
Teen (High School) – for ages 13 through 22.
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If you’d like to explore using the SPARK Mentoring Programs in your school or community, one of our SPARK team members would love to connect with you. Click below to book a call with Stephanie.