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The Curriculum

Seven modules for life after graduation.

Each module covers a skill area students consistently report feeling underprepared for after high school. Run them in a One-Day Intensive, a 3-Day Applied Unit, or a full cohort.

Course transcript

The transcript school never issued.

Switch formats to see how each module runs as a single class or a 3-day applied unit.

WYMIS Official Course Transcript

CourseModuleWhat it coversFormat
WYM 101

Financial Literacy

What financial literacy is, budgeting, credit, and simple investing, adapted for a first paycheck, first apartment, and first credit decisions.

75 minSingle classWYM 102

Business Administration

What a business is, for-profit versus nonprofit models, basic business structures, how to start a simple business, and business ethics.

75 minSingle classWYM 103

Soft Skills

Professional communication, teamwork and collaboration, professionalism and work ethic, and problem-solving and adaptability.

75 minSingle classWYM 104

Etiquette

Everyday social etiquette, professional and interview etiquette, dining etiquette, and digital etiquette.

75 minSingle classWYM 105

Networking Principles

What networking is, building a personal introduction, working a room at an event or conference, and following up effectively.

75 minSingle classWYM 106

AI and Technology

What artificial intelligence is, how it is changing industries and jobs, using AI tools well, and responsible, ethical use.

75 minSingle classWYM 107

Branding and Marketing

The difference between branding and marketing, personal branding, building a brand identity, and reaching an audience.

75 minSingle class
75minutes

Single-class session

A focused introduction to one module that fits inside a standard class period or workshop slot.

  • Core concepts in one sitting
  • Drops into an existing schedule
  • Works for advisory periods, assemblies, and events
3day unit

Applied unit

A deeper version of the module that gives students real practice time with the skill.

  • Hands-on role-play
  • Group work
  • Applied projects
Person reviewing a budget on paper with a pen and calculator
WYM 101

Financial Literacy

Budgeting, credit, saving, and debt

Money decisions start the day the first paycheck arrives. This module gives students a working plan for it.

  • What financial literacy is
  • Budgeting
  • Credit
  • Saving and managing debt
  • Simple investing

Built around a first paycheck, a first apartment, and first credit decisions.

75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Young professional presenting to colleagues in a meeting
WYM 102

Business Administration

How businesses actually operate

Students learn how businesses are built and run, and what it takes to start one of their own.

  • What a business is
  • For-profit versus nonprofit models
  • Basic business structures
  • How to start a simple business
  • Business ethics
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Two women in a professional conversation at a table
WYM 103

Soft Skills

Communication, teamwork, and professionalism

The skills that appear in every job description and rarely in a class schedule.

  • Professional communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Professionalism and work ethic
  • Problem-solving and adaptability
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Two people shaking hands across a table
WYM 104

Etiquette

Workplace norms and first impressions

How to carry yourself at the table, in the interview, and online.

  • Workplace norms and first impressions
  • Everyday social etiquette
  • Professional and interview etiquette
  • Dining etiquette
  • Digital etiquette
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Small group of people talking together at an event
WYM 105

Networking Principles

Building relationships and opening doors

Opportunities move through people. Students learn to introduce themselves, work a room, and follow up.

  • What networking is
  • Building a personal introduction
  • Working a room at an event or conference
  • Following up effectively
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Young woman with braids working on a laptop
WYM 106

AI and Technology

Practical fluency with modern tools

AI is already reshaping the jobs students are about to enter. Students learn what it is and how to use it well.

  • What artificial intelligence is
  • How AI is changing industries and jobs
  • Using AI tools well
  • Responsible, ethical use
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort
Presenter speaking to a team seated with laptops
WYM 107

Branding and Marketing

Presenting yourself with clarity

Every graduate has a personal brand, managed or not. Students learn to build one on purpose and reach an audience with it.

  • The difference between branding and marketing
  • Personal branding
  • Building a brand identity
  • Reaching an audience
75-minute session3-day unitOne-Day Intensive8 to 12 week cohort

Choose the modules your students need.

Pick individual modules or the full 8 to 12 week program. We will help you match formats to your calendar.

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