Future-Ready Skills Curriculum for Grades 6-8 | Wayfinder
Build a Culture of Belonging
Our cutting-edge curriculum is designed to help middle schoolers understand and value themselves — and each other.
“Wayfinder gets to the heart of what middle school is really about: figuring out who you are, and who you’re becoming, in the newly intense social world you discover around you.”
Chris Balme
Co-Founder, Millennium School
Founding Principal, Hakuba International School
Wayfinder Helps Middle Schoolers Thrive
Learn how this public middle school integrates Wayfinder’s middle school curriculum into their day to strengthen their school community and improve student outcomes.
3 Years of Powerful Lessons With Little Prep
6th Grade
Building connections through self-awareness and community
- What matters to us and what are we good at?
- What can we learn from emotions?
- How can we consider our impact on others?
7th Grade
Understanding, valuing, and accepting ourselves
- How can we best manage stress?
- How can we productively work through a challenge?
- How is belonging different than fitting in?
8th Grade
Understanding, valuing, and accepting each other
- How can we take responsible risks?
- How can we recharge when we feel overwhelmed?
- Why are different perspectives important to belonging?
CORE CURRICULUM SUPPLEMENT
Track progress + build the essential skills of your framework for student success, like Portrait of a Graduate or Vision of a Learner, with our premium feature.
Tools to Make Middle School Meaningful
Collections for Grades 6-8
With our curated Collections, schools can address middle school concerns and interests — like bullying, student voice, and executive functioning.
Activities for Any Timeframe
Fun, lightweight activities teachers can plug-and-play
- The perfect solution for quick, no-prep lessons ranging from 2 to 20 minutes
- Thousands of activities for use in classes, extracurriculars, and student intervention + support
One Assessment Suite for the Insights That Matter Most
Collect the data that matters most — student well-being, tiered support (MTSS), school climate, and more — in one place
Analyze real-time results at the individual, class, grade, and site level
Respond with targeted, data-driven content recommendations
Support Every Tier of Intervention in One Platform
Make MTSS simple, responsive, and effective with Wayfinder’s all-in-one platform. Between our comprehensive assessment suite and specially designed, research-backed resources for Tier 1 instruction and Tier 2 + 3 interventions, educators and counselors can easily assess students’ skills, respond with targeted instruction, and monitor their growth.
- Tier 1: Universal supports
- Tier 2: Small group intervention
- Tier 3: 1-on-1 intervention
Wayfinder Brings Purpose + Meaning to All Parts of the Day
Advisory: Pre-Packaged Advisory Curriculum
Academic Classes: English, Math, Science, Social Studies
Extracurriculars + Specials: Art, Music, PE, Health, Sports, Clubs
Support + Intervention: Counseling, MTSS, Student Wellness Centers
Ready to Learn More?
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