Wayfinder Curriculum (WFA)

Wayfinder

Wayfinder is an innovative, engaging, and empowering curriculum inspired by The One Week Job Project - an extraordinary initiative of self discovery in which individuals around the world are exploring their passions through trying out different careers, one week at a time.

The curriculum consists of 10 lessons and is designed with a focus on the development of self-knowledge, examining the questions, "Who am I?" "What do I want?" and "What is the first step?”

Course Overview

Unit #1 - Who am I?

Lesson 1 - Introduction

Lesson 2 - Self-Knowledge

Lesson 3 - Values, Strengths & Gifts

Lesson 4 - Passion, Purpose & Pressure

Unit #2 - What do I want?

Lesson 5 - Your Best Life

Lesson 6 - Find Your "Why"

Lesson 7 - The Meaning Of Success

Unit #3 - What is the first step?

Lesson 8 - Informational Interviews

Lesson 9 - Dealing With Fear

Lesson 10 - Permission

Each lesson includes five sections:

1. Introduction Video

The intro video is approximately 3-6 minutes in length and features Sean Aiken introducing the theme of the lesson. For reference, the transcript is included at the start of each lesson in the Course Guide.

2. Reflection

The reflection questions are designed for the students to answer individually in their notebook as they tend to be more personal and thought-provoking.

3. Exercise

In each lesson, an exercise is used to illustrate the theme. This is a chance to go further with the ideas of the lesson and to inspire some practical takeaways for each student.

4. Discussion

Following the exercise, there is a discussion section with questions to stimulate dialogue about the theme of each lesson.

5. Final Thoughts

At the end of each lesson, there are final thoughts that re-visit some of the more important ideas of each lesson.

Sample Lesson

Lesson 7 - The Meaning of Success

Video Introduction - click image below to watch

Course Guide (Lesson 7) - click here to download