7 PATHWAYS, TWO LEVELS
Discover Your Strengths & Passions
2 minutes • 8 questions • Personalized recommendation
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
A clear 3-phase arc: build your project, showcase it, then compete with it.
Weeks 1–6
End of Week 6
Weeks 7–10
Find Your Literary Voice
Explore 6 writing genres to discover your authentic voice. Create a publication-ready piece for the Onward Young Writers Anthology.
Author • Poet • Journalist • Screenwriter • Content Writer
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards • Onward Young Writers Festival
FINAL CAPSTONE
Published Anthology Piece
Find Your Voice
Experience 5 powerful communication disciplines. Create a real project and discover if you're a natural leader, storyteller, or advocate.
Diplomat • Lawyer • Startup Founder • Journalist • Policy Analyst
Harvard MUN • World Schools Debate • TEDx Youth
Published Media Project
Discover Your Inner Innovator
Explore 5 cutting-edge fields to find what excites you most. Build a real prototype and discover if you're meant to be an inventor, scientist, or engineer.
AI Engineer • Climate Scientist • Biotech Researcher • Robotics Developer
Broadcom MASTERS • Conrad Challenge • Science Olympiad
Working Prototype
Solve Problems, Build Ideas
Learn to identify opportunities, work as a team, and pitch your ideas. Build foundational business skills through hands-on projects.
Startup Founder • Product Manager • Business Consultant • Social Entrepreneur
Diamond Challenge • NFTE • Conrad Challenge
Business Idea Pitch + Mini Business Plan
Build Something That Matters
Learn to identify opportunities, build solutions with AI tools, and launch your own venture. Culminate with a Demo Day pitch to judges.
Startup Founder • Product Manager • Venture Capitalist • Business Consultant
Demo Day Pitch + Working MVP
Master the Test Game
Decode standardized tests with trap pattern analysis. Build strategies that work for SAT, ACT, and G&T admissions.
Academic Success • College Admissions • Scholarship Applications • G&T Programs
SAT/ACT • PSAT/NMSQT • G&T Admissions • Academic Decathlon
Personalized Test Strategy Guide
Lead Climate Action
Tackle environmental challenges through audits, action plans, and green innovation. Build solutions that make a real impact.
Environmental Scientist • Sustainability Consultant • Climate Policy Analyst • Green Tech Founder
Mock COP • Youth Climate Summit • COP Youth Pavilion
School Climate Action Plan
Regardless of which path you choose, you'll get access to these core benefits.
Learn from industry leaders and practitioners
Recognized credential for your achievements
Tangible project for college applications
Skills aligned with prestigious competitions
MULTI-YEAR GROWTH
Schools ask: "What happens next year?" Here's the answer. Each pathway has 3 progressive levels - go deeper or explore something new.
First-time students explore a pathway and build their first project.
New students, first-timers
Returning students go deeper with complex projects and competition entries.
Returning students or high performers