Design Your Life Alignment™ Teen Program

A School-Based Program Partnership 🎓 Developed by Occupational Therapist: Dr. Fay Gershgorin, OTR/L, OTD, MBA.

Helping teens build life skills, confidence, and direction for a bright, aligned future.

Today’s teens are navigating a world that is more demanding than ever, balancing academic expectations, digital pressures, social dynamics, identity development, and future planning.

The Design Your Life Alignment™ Teen Program is an occupational therapy-informed school partnership program designed to help students ages 14 to 19 develop the practical life skills, confidence, routines, and self-awareness needed to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Unlike traditional academic support programs, this curriculum focuses on life design, executive functioning, emotional regulation, routine building, and sustainable success strategies that prepare students for school, college, and life transitions.

This service is ideal for schools, school districts, counselors, student support teams, educational organizations, and parent groups seeking a structured, modern teen life skills curriculum.

Program Overview

The program is built on the 5 Pillars of Teen Life Alignment:

• Life Awareness
  helping students understand time use, stress patterns, responsibilities, and daily habits

• Values & Direction
  building identity, purpose, goal setting, and future direction

• Sustainable Life Design
  creating balance between academics, wellness, extracurriculars, and personal fulfillment

• Systems & Structure
  strengthening routines, executive functioning, time management, and organizational systems

• Energy & Burnout Prevention
  teaching boundaries, emotional resilience, stress management, and digital wellness

This framework supports students in building skills that extend beyond school performance and into long-term life success.

🏫 How the Program Is Implemented in Schools

Each school partnership plan is customized based on the needs of the student population, the school calendar, and the school-wide budgets available.

Implementation options include:

Small Group Program

6 to 10 students per cohort + teacher support with professional development
Weekly sessions over 6 to 8 weeks 

Best for:

• executive function groups

• leadership groups

• grade level transition support

• emotional resilience groups

Workshop Series

School-wide or grade-level workshops

Format:

• 60-minute workshops

• 4-part or 6-part series

• assemblies or wellness week programming

Ideal for:

• middle school

• high school

• college bridge programs

Curriculum Module Partnership

Integrated directly into advisory, student support, or wellness programming

Can be delivered as:

• semester curriculum

• quarter-based module

• student success elective

Perfect for:

• college readiness

• freshman transition

• life skills programs

• social emotional learning support

🌟 Core Skills Students Develop

Students will build skills in:

• confidence and self-awareness

• healthy digital habits

• communication and social navigation

• executive functioning

• study systems

• routines and habits

• emotional regulation

• decision-making

• goal-setting

• financial literacy basics

• college and career transition readiness

Program Partnership Pricing

🎓 Tier 1: Initial Discovery Consultation + Needs Assessment + Program Blueprint

Includes:

• 60-minute leadership consultation

• school needs assessment

• student population review

• recommended implementation pathway

• written summary + next-step roadmap

Duration: 1-2 hours
Format: In-person (location dependent) or Virtual consultation

Investment: $365

Tier 2: Professional Development + Staff Training (Teen Life Alignment™ Professional Development Training)

Includes:

A training program designed for:

• teachers

• school counselors

• social workers

• student services staff

• administrators

• advisory teachers

• college / career readiness teams

The goal is to train school staff on how to embed life alignment principles into student support systems.

This is where your OT expertise shines.

🎯 Training Focus

Professional development includes:

Module 1: Understanding Teen Burnout + Executive Function

• modern adolescent challenges

• stress patterns

• school avoidance

• digital overload

• emotional dysregulation

Module 2: Routine, Systems & Structure

Teach staff how to support students with:

• habit formation

• organization systems

• time management

• study structure

• executive functioning tools

Module 3: Social Emotional + Identity Support

• values

• confidence

• peer navigation

• communication skills

• life direction

Module 4: Schoolwide Implementation

This is the most valuable piece.

How staff can incorporate the framework into:

• advisory periods

• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

• Social Emotional Learning (SEL) blocks

• school counseling groups

• classroom routines

• transition planning

• IEP / 504 support conversations

This makes it highly practical.

Pricing Packages Offered:

Half-Day PD (2-3 hours) - $1,500

Full-Day Training (5-6 hours) - $2,500

PD + 30-Day Follow-Up Support - $3,000

Tier 3: Full School Partnership Program

Includes:

The Full School Partnership Program is our premier school-based consulting and implementation service designed for schools that are ready to move beyond one-time workshops and build a sustainable, student-centered support system.

This premium partnership is ideal for private schools, charter schools, public schools, districts, student support departments, and college readiness programs seeking a structured framework that supports adolescent development across academic, emotional, social, and life skills domains.

Developed by Dr. Fay Gersh, OTR/L, OTD, MBA, this program combines occupational therapy principles, executive functioning strategies, professional development, and school systems consultation to create meaningful, lasting impact for students and staff.

This is not a one-time presentation.

This is a school-wide implementation partnership.

🎓 What This Partnership Includes

The Full School Partnership Program includes:

🏫 Leadership Strategy Consultation

Collaborative planning sessions with school leadership, counselors, and student support teams to assess needs, identify priorities, and develop a customized implementation roadmap.

Includes:

• leadership consultation calls

• student population needs assessment

• review of current support systems

• goal alignment with school priorities

• implementation timeline

👩‍🏫 Professional Development + Staff Training

A customized professional development training for educators and student support teams based on the 5 Pillars of Teen Life Alignment™.

Training areas include:

• executive functioning support

• student burnout prevention

• routine and habit building

• digital wellness

• emotional regulation

• future readiness

• transition planning

This ensures staff have the tools to support students consistently across settings.

Student Program Integration

We work directly with your school to embed the framework into existing systems, including:

• advisory periods

• SEL / wellness blocks

• MTSS / RTI = Response to Intervention support

• small group counseling

• classroom routines

• college readiness programming

• leadership and life skills initiatives

The goal is seamless integration into the school culture.

MTSS = Multi-Tiered System of Supports

This is a school-wide framework for identifying and supporting students who need additional help.

Think of it as layers of support.

Tier 1 = Whole school support

Support every student receives.

Examples:

• schoolwide SEL

• classroom organization tools

• study skills instruction

• life skills programming

This is where your schoolwide teen program / PD can fit.

Tier 2 = Targeted small group support

Support for students who need more help than general school programming.

Examples:

• executive function groups

• anxiety groups

• attendance support

• organization coaching

• social skills groups

MTSS = Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Intensive individualized support

This is a school-wide framework for identifying and supporting students who need more individualized interventions/support.

Examples:

• one-on-one counseling

• behavioral support plans

• specialized academic interventions

• outside service referrals

📚 Custom Curriculum + Resources

Schools receive customized files and materials that may include:

• student workbooks

• reflection tools

• planning templates

• habit trackers

• executive functioning worksheets

• staff guides

• implementation handouts

• parent education resources

All resources are tailored to your school’s age group and program goals.

📈 Ongoing Consultation + Follow-Up Support

Unlike one-time PD, this tier includes continued support to help schools implement effectively.

Includes:

• follow-up consultation sessions

• progress review meetings

• refinement of systems

• staff Q&A support

• ongoing recommendations

This helps move the framework from concept to real student outcomes.

🌟 Ideal For Schools Looking To

• strengthen student resilience

• reduce academic burnout

• improve executive functioning support

• enhance SEL / advisory programming

• prepare students for college and life transitions

• create consistent staff approaches

• improve student routines and organizational skills

⏰ Program Duration

Semester Partnership: 3 to 4 months
Full Academic Year Partnership: 9 to 10 months

Flexible implementation based on the school calendar.

Investment

Semester Partnership

Starting at $5,000

Full Academic Year Partnership

Starting at $8,000 to $15,000+

Final pricing is based on:

• school size

• number of staff trainings

• level of curriculum customization

• number of consultation sessions

• grade levels served

Outcome

By the end of the partnership, your school will have a sustainable framework that supports:

• student confidence

• life skills development

• executive functioning

• emotional resilience

• healthy routines

• future readiness

By the end of the program, schools receive a structured, evidence-informed framework that helps students build:

• resilience

• confidence

• executive functioning

• future readiness

• healthy routines

• life alignment skills

This is more than a school program.

It is a future-readiness framework for modern adolescents

This program helps schools create an environment where students are not only academically successful but equipped with the life skills to thrive well beyond graduation 🎓