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Mental Contrasting

To model mental moves that support a growth mindset – a crucial step in students’ growth needed to be sucessful in AP.

Daily Mindfulness Routine

To promote increased focus, class participation, and a sense of academic belonging.

Change-Maker Sessions

To expose students to professionals that make a difference and are directly related to their academic trajectory in high school.

Students Persevere through a Challenging Problem

To help students develop alternative strategies for appropriately handling challenging problems.

Stress Reappraisal

To teach students about stress and how to use it as a tool to maximize performance via writing prompts; students will also consider how stress impacts them during testing situations.

Student Sit-in

To allow 9th and 10th grade students to gain insight into the daily structure and expectations of an AP class.

Peer-to-peer AP Exposure

Prospective 9th & 10th grade AP students gain an understanding of the AP program experience by engaging with current AP students.

Student Ambassadors

To support struggling students who may be considering dropping the AP course and encourage them to persist.

Relationship Mapping

To build a resource that ensures each student is supported in a 1:1 relationship with an adult in the building.

Self-assessment & Mindset Check-ins

Students reflect upon their AP academic experience in an open, safe environment with a trusted adult to determine strengths and areas of opportunity for next steps.

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