"Prepare for Success: Building Leadership, Resilience, and Career Readiness."
"HBloc combines the wisdom of Uncle Aaron’s books, interactive courses, and real-world activities to help high school students master essential life skills for success in school, career, and life."
Call To ActionFoundational Skills
Build essential literacy and numeracy through engaging activities.
Interactive Learning
Fun science exploration and social skills development.
Safe Environment
Supportive space for young learners
to thrive.
PathFinders empowers students
- Develop confidence and embrace their unique strengths.
- Build resilience to overcome challenges and bounce back stronger.
- Foster empathy and social awareness to form meaningful connections.
- Learn leadership skills to take initiative and inspire others
Meeting Students at Different Ages
- Grade 9 (Freshman Year):
- Focus: Build emotional regulation and self-awareness for high school challenges.
- Grade 10 (Sophomore Year):
- Focus: Strengthen problem-solving, leadership, and time management skills.
- Grade 11 (Junior Year):
- Focus: Prepare for the future by focusing on leadership, academic success, and goal-setting.
- Grade 12 (Senior Year):
- Focus: Complete college/career preparation and fine-tune leadership abilities.
Engaging Books:
Books like Mastering the Mess introduce relatable challenges, helping Teens connect.
Interactive Courses:
Courses extend the lessons from books with engaging videos, group discussions, and self-paced activities & Quizzes.
Teacher’s Guides:
Lesson plans, activities, and assessments aligned with NYS and Common Core standards
Assessment Tools:
Quizzes and progress trackers ensure children grasp and apply SEL concepts effectively.
How Books & Courses Work Together
How These Courses Work
Course Breakdowns
Example Flow:
Courses for PathfindersBlocs
6/15 foundational courses, each tied to a specific SEL book:
Self-Mastery:
Owning Your Journey
Focus: Developing emotional regulation and resilience.
Key Activity: Create a "Resilience Plan" and practice stress management techniques.
The Path to Success:
College and Career Readiness
Focus: Goal-setting for future success.
Key Activity: Build a vision board and complete a career timeline.
Mastering the Mess:
Problem-Solving for High Schoolers
Focus: Turning challenges into opportunities.
Key Activity: Collaborative problem-solving challenges for real-world applications.
Explore Pathfinders:
Engaging Books:
"Books provide a relatable foundation, while courses bring those concepts to life with activities, role-play, and real-world applications."
Suitable for:
Perfect for classrooms, after-school programs, and homeschooling environments.
Thematic Pathways:
Focused learning tracks for confidence, problem-solving, empathy, and leadership.
Budgeting for the Future:
Financial Literacy
Focus: Money management, budgeting, and saving for the future.
Key Activity: Create a monthly budget and savings plan.
The Road Ahead:
Time Management & Goal Setting
Focus: Organizing time and setting realistic, attainable goals.
Key Activity: Complete a goal-setting worksheet and practice time-blocking.
Empathy in Action:
Leading with Compassion
Focus: Building leadership and empathy for diverse teams.
Key Activity: Lead a group project and practice active listening skills.
TrailblazersBlocs Pathways
Pathways combine related courses to create a cohesive SEL learning experience:
Leadership & Self-Mastery
Courses: Self-Mastery: Owning Your Journey, Mastering the Mess, Empathy in Action.
Focus: Build resilience and leadership skills.
Career & College Readiness
Courses: The Path to Success, Budgeting for the Future, The Road Ahead.
Focus: Prepare for college and career transitions.
Creative Problem-Solving
Courses: Mastering the Mess, Think, Try, Solve, Navigating Group Work.
Focus: Teach critical thinking and collaboration.
Pathfinders empowers
"HBloc strengthens SEL skills like leadership, self-regulation, and problem-solving while preparing students for high school and future success."
Foster empathy and social awareness to form
meaningful connections.
Learn leadership skills to take initiative and inspire others.
Financial Literacy & Independence
Courses: Budgeting for the Future, Smart Business Basics, Money Smarts.
Focus: Build financial independence and entrepreneurial skills.
Mindfulness & Wellness
Courses: Mind & Body Balance, Stay Strong, Stay Steady, The Road Ahead.
Focus: Promote emotional wellness, stress management, and mindfulness.
Diversity & Inclusion
Courses: Empathy in Action, Standing Together, The Global Community.
Focus: Foster empathy, inclusion, and understanding of diverse perspectives.
