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The Curriculum

Eight self-paced modules that wrap the gamified app into a guided course. Use it solo, or run it as a parent- or counselor-led class with the facilitator guide and worksheets below.

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Facilitator Guide

How to run the course — pacing options, outcomes, and how to facilitate without steering. Read this first if you're a parent or teacher.

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The eight modules

01
Why Most People Pick Wrong

The real cost of choosing a major by default — and the method to avoid it.

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02
Know Thyself

A fast, honest inventory of your energy, strengths, values, and limits.

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03
Scout a World

Day-in-the-life research and mapping every road into a career. App: Recon quests.

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04
Meet the Locals

Informational interviews and job shadowing, step by step. The highest-value hour in the course.

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05
Test-Drive the Work

Free Forage job simulations and hands-on substitutes. App: Field Work quest.

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06
Follow the Money

Cost of attendance, debt, salary, and the ROI calculator. App: Run the Money Math.

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07
The Roads In

Degrees, two-year programs, apprenticeships, trades, and self-taught paths.

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08
The Verdict

The 40-year question, the quiz, and a defensible Plan A/B/C. App: Reality Check quests.

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Tools & worksheets

Mentor Outreach ScriptsCopy-paste messages to book interviews and shadows.
Career Scout SheetOne per career world you explore.
ROI WorksheetCompare two paths to the same job.
Decision MatrixScore the roads in and build Plan A/B/C.