High school students in discussion during a classroom workshop

School workshops

Teach students how to think before they choose.

Decision-Making Under Pressure is an interactive 45-minute workshop from Clear Journey, Inc. for high school students navigating peer pressure, strong emotions, conflict, social media, and academic stress. Rather than simply telling students what they should do, it gives them a practical process they can use in real-life situations.

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45 minutes, grades 9 to 12. Standard program investment: $2,500.

The process

Students are told to make better choices. Few are taught how.

Every workshop is built around one memorable process. Students practice applying it to realistic situations involving peer pressure, conflict, relationships, social media, academic challenges, and everyday decisions.

Step 1

Pause

Recognize the emotion, pressure, or trigger before reacting.

Step 2

Think

Consider your options, potential consequences, and how your decision may affect you and others.

Step 3

Choose

Make an intentional decision that supports the outcome you want.

The foundation

Built on The 7 Attitudes Framework™

The workshop introduces students to Clear Journey's 7 Attitudes Framework™, then focuses on the three attitudes that matter most when a decision is under pressure.

  • Sacrifice
  • Humility
  • Caring
  • Courage
  • Responsibility
  • Discipline
  • Tenacity

Responsibility

Taking ownership of choices and consequences.

Discipline

Managing impulses instead of allowing the moment to control the decision.

Courage

Making a responsible choice even when it is difficult or unpopular.

What students will learn

Strategies they can use the same day.

  • Recognize emotions and pressures influencing their decisions
  • Pause before reacting impulsively
  • Consider choices and possible consequences
  • Take greater responsibility for their decisions
  • Respond more intentionally during difficult situations
  • Learn from mistakes and setbacks
  • Identify attitudes they can strengthen in everyday life
A student working through a workshop exercise

SEL-aligned

It fits the work your school is already doing.

Decision-Making Under Pressure supports skills consistent with the five competency areas of the CASEL SEL Framework and is designed to complement a school's existing SEL, counseling, student-support, leadership, and character-development efforts.

  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Management
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Skills
  • Responsible Decision-Making

Workshop details

The practical side.

Audience

High school students, grades 9 to 12

Length

45 minutes

Format

Interactive student workshop

Delivery

In-person preferred, virtual available

Standard program investment

$2,500

First-time partners

Limited pilot partnership opportunities may be available for qualified first-time school partners.

Bring it to your school

Don't just tell students to make better choices. Teach them how to think before they choose.

Give your students a practical decision-making process they can remember and use when the pressure is real.

Schedule a 15-minute consultation