Programs & Curriculum
Project Success connects students to their purpose through a proven method of experiential learning called DIG – Dream. Ignite. Grow. – and is fulfilled through a proprietary curriculum of four components: Workshops, Arts, Expeditions and Institute. Through DIG, students have a deeper understanding of themselves and an authentically personal vision of their future.
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Workshops
Out-of-this-world experiences. Right inside the classroom.
Each month, a Project Success facilitator guides experiential activities in 6th-12th grade classrooms. In middle school, students focus on building community, identity, setting goals and leadership while preparing for high school. In high school, students focus on making conscious decisions, taking action on their goals, and overcoming obstacles while preparing for life after high school.
Through Workshops, students:
• Feel excited to state steps toward their futures
• Develop a better sense of self and purpose
• Are equipped with tools, skills and confidence needed to achieve goalsAnnually, 16,000 students participate in our workshops led by a PS facilitator.
“My Facilitator unlocked doors for us. He gave us language about how to talk about our futures.”
– Marc Bromaghim-Oropeza, PS Alum and Staff MemberExplore Workshops at Your School
In-Class Workshops
Find out if Project Success works with your school and learn about the Facilitators who deliver workshops in your classroom.
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Arts
Setting the stage. For your life.
Observing live theater performances and participating in a staged production give students a window into the performing arts, from front of stage to behind the scenes. Thanks to the generous donations of tickets from our 50+ theater partners, Project Success students and their families have access to professional performances and residencies at no cost to them. Theater experiences create a springboard for discussion — inviting risk-taking and possibility.
Through Arts, students:
• Are more aware of diverse perspectives and the world around them
• Build and strengthen community
• Practice setting and achieving goalsAnnually, more than 10,000 students and families attend live theater and arts experiences.
“For my son, the musical was the start of him being confident. He saw, ‘There are other people that want to do what I do, and in a secure, inviting, comfortable, supportive environment.’”
– Gina, Anwatin Middle School ParentRegister for Arts Experiences
Musicals
Project Success produces middle school musicals annually at Andersen, Anwatin, Northeast, and Sanford. Through musicals, students learn how to work together to produce and perform a show for peers and their community.
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Project Success students can request up to 4 free tickets to each evening or weekend performance of their choosing, so they can attend alongside family and friends, which can lead to more positive family and peer relationships — shown to have a positive impact on student achievement.
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Expeditions
Learning is a trip. From here to around the world.
Getting out of day-to-day comfort zones open students’ worldviews and ways to thrive, and gives students the opportunity to practice skills learned in their PS workshops. We do this through local to national college and career tours, global experiences to discover culture, art, language, and connection around the world, both virtually and with travel. Our outdoor adventures include field trips and summer trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Apostle Islands.
Through Expeditions, students:
• Visualize their potential post-secondary experience
• Learn and internalize planning strategies and skills
• Are more aware of the possibilities and the world around them3,000 students experience outdoor field trips, BWCA and Apostle Islands trips, college and career tours, and global experiences annually.
“We are blown away with how capable she suddenly seems, how much knowledge she gained, and how great of a time it sounds like she had. She learned so much about herself and has gained so much confidence.“
– Parent of a Middle School BWCA AttendeeRegister for Expeditions Experiences
Outdoor Adventures
Middle School students are invited to participate in our BWCA or Apostle Island Adventures – multi-day wilderness trips for all abilities! They learn teamwork, leadership, communication, and goal-setting while experiencing the beauty of the wilderness and a simple way of life.
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High School students are invited to participate in our tours to college, university and institute campuses. While there, they learn how to ask questions, make decisions and strategies for applying to college.
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Students are invited to explore our virtual Global Experiences here. In person Global Experiences are planned in partnership with schools. Through global experiences, students develop global leader skills, build confidence in trying new things, and broaden their awareness of the possibilities.
Virtual Experiences
Institute
Gaining new skills. Building fulfilling futures.
Through the Project Success Institute, students build critical life and career skills that enrich their independence and cultivate creativity and curiosity. Through exploration, courses and projects led by diverse and experienced content experts, the Institute provide relevant opportunities that give students a jumpstart into the world of working and being.
Through the Institute, students:
• Learn and develop durable life and career skills
• Gain awareness of career paths and ideas for their futures
• Build connections with industry professionals220 students complete certificates through the Project Success Institute annually.
“I see the Institute as a great program to help [us] develop new skills and learn offering a lot of opportunities available to us right now and in the future. Making connection with professionals from that area and also developing the skills and in the future I see it as experience you can show in a resume for a job.”
– Institute StudentRegister for Institute Experiences
Institute Certificates
High School students are invited to participate in Certificates include Bike Tech, Creative Writing, Baking, and Cooking. We work with local professionals in all of these fields to provide impactful educational opportunities for students in our beautiful Institute space. Sign up today for an immersive learning experience that is sure to inspire!
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The Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Project Success is where technology meets imagination. Gain hands-on experience with the latest technology. All students age 13-18 are welcome to join. It’s FREE, but membership is required. Click below to see our drop-in hours and membership sign up!
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In-Class Workshops
Musicals
Theater Experiences
Outdoor Adventures
College & Career Tours
Global Experiences
Institute Certificates
Best Buy Teen Tech Center
See Our Program in Action
Learn about our programming's impact directly from our community, including our MPS middle and high school students, alumni, community partners, education leaders, PS staff, and more.
DREAM. IGNITE. GROW.
Our proven methodology DIG is fulfilled through a proprietary curriculum of four components: Workshops, Arts, Expeditions, and Institute.
DIG is identified by three strategic objectives for students, grade 6-12:
Dream Big: Championing boundless thinking and risk-taking to empower trust in oneself and others.
With students’ minds open, they’ll do more than they ever imagined. Seeing what’s possible, making sense of their choices, and having fun along the way.
Ignite Possibilities: Teaching the value of successes and failures to embolden critical thinking and understanding.
Every experience is an invitation to learn, to be immersed in new perspectives, and open to new challenges. Here is an opportunity for students to get to know themselves – and the world around them – better.
Grow Exponentially: Preparing promising futures via unique resources – to expand one’s own personal vision.
Students are going places with Project Success! In seven years’ time, they’ll gain the information and tools to grow broadly and deeply and experience success!
Grade by Grade Approach
Project Success’ goals for students are centered around the whole learner, with social and emotional learning and future planning objectives built into curriculum – grade by grade – over seven years. These objectives are incorporated into all PS programs. Each grade level has a clear curricular focus, based on the developmental stage of the students, which students explore monthly during Workshops and put into action through Arts, Expeditions and Institute programs:
- 6th Grade: How do I dream for my future while building community?
- 7th Grade: What are goals? How do I set and achieve goals?
- 8th Grade: How can I be a leader and prepare for my transition into high school?
- 9th Grade: Who am I? What do I want out of high school?
- 10th Grade: How do I make conscious decisions?
- 11th Grade: How do I take action, ask questions, and overcome obstacles?
- 12th Grade: How does my plan help me prepare for life after high school?
Project Success has really helped me to take risks and continue to step outside of my comfort zone.
Mianna
PS Alum & MPS 2023 Graduate
In my eyes, Project Success allows you to find your best self, your true self.
David Rollen
PS Alum
I had the time & space to see who I wanted to be that led me to adventures I could've never dreamed.
Angelica Baldwin
PS Alum
Through Project Success, I've learned to dream with my eyes open.
Shaadia Munye
PS Alum
My facilitator unlocked doors for us. He gave us language about how to talk about our futures.
Marc Bromaghim-Oropeza
PS Alum & Staff Member
The PS team said every dream has value, a bright future is possible, and college CAN be a reality.
Christina Oey
PS Alum
Questions about our Programs?
For questions about our programs, school partnerships, or curriculum reach out to Laura Garcia.
