ELDERS AS CONVENERS
ELDER-LED PROJECTS
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
OUR METHOD
CONTACT
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Further Edification & Reading
RESOURCES
Aurelio & His Many Mentors: A Case Study
The Mentor's Diagnostic & Planning Toolkit
Introducing Aurelio & His Mentors
The Owner's Manual
Encore Partnerships
THE DIRECT APPROACH 
The Direct Approach focuses on the individuals. When it comes to children and youth, a new generation of social psychologists who have developed a number of innovative "social psychological interventions in education" --  well designed and short (15 -30 minute) lessons that leverage various forms of individual and systemic energy to improve academic performance.  A number of these social psychologists are now delivering these "interventions" virtually -- the most popular on "the growth mindset" -- for middle, high school and college students.  Carol Dweck and a Metaphor to Live By and  JB Schramm and Writing Your Way to College.