Passion to Action™ Curriculum

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The FLI program is based on the FLI Passion to Action™ curriculum.  Through this innovative and research-based curriculum, students connect a genuine personal interest with a real-world cause in order to form a project that is passionate and relevant.  Students are first asked to investigate their own interests and discover what they are passionate about. Through this investigation, students get connected to their own unique skills, passions and enthusiasm.  FLI students then turn their attention to the world around them and identify issues and social causes in their community.  FLI projects connect these student interests to relevant causes.  See here for some examples of student projects.

For 10 months, students brainstorm their passions, research community organizations and work one-on-one with professional mentors to bring to life their vision to support a cause or organization. With the help of their FLI Guide, a highly trained educator in the FLI Program, students receive coaching in public speaking, setting independent goals, and following through with confidence and charisma in order to improve their communities. FLI honors and celebrates its best students at its annual Legacy Awards every June in several distinct categories including Collaboration, Community Impact, Legacy, Dream Team, Resilience, Innovation, Philanthropy, School Contribution and Environmental Stewardship.

Each FLI project has the goal of impacting a minimum of 24 people in a lasting and meaningful way.  Along the way to creating their project, students engage in 140 hours of class-meetings, service learning, independent work, and collaboration.  Students manage a budget and write proposals for their projects which engages them in professional and entrepreneurial skills.  During the year, four program events allow our students to gather together with teachers, mentors, board members and staff in order to share and connect.

The Passion to Action curriculum is tied to the FLI RRR framework.  Some examples of student outcomes include:

Rigor:

• Set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and competing pressures
• Prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the intended result

Relevance:

• Create concrete plans to address an issue
• Create solutions based on realistic outcomes

Relationship:

• Collaborate with other students
• Work together with adults
• Present ideas and receive feedback

Click here to download a PDF version of the FLI Program Logic Model