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A Hero Within—Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders
was established in 2004 to provide today’s youth with the
opportunities needed to take longer strides in learning, life,
and legacy. This program impacts our youth by providing
the many tools necessary to help shape their lives in the
most positive manner, while challenging these future
leaders to genuinely answer the question, “How do I
choose to live my life?”
Vision
Today’s youth are tasked with leading our nation into the
future. At the same time, they’re increasingly confronted
with difficult issues such as suicide, drug and alcohol
addiction, pregnancy, peer pressure, obesity, depression,
cyber bullying, and domestic violence. These future leaders
are in search of a message of affirmation and hope, and
a program to provide each of them with the mechanism to
choose a path that will positively define their life’s legacy.
The opportunities for a constructive all-around outreach
provided by this unique program can reverse the trend
of growing statistics. The current numbers are alarming:
7,000 students each school day or 1.2 million each year
drop out of school; 60% of identified bullies have a
criminal conviction by age 24; and according to the
American Psychiatric Association, suicide is the third
leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24.
Simply stated, more teenagers are dying from suicide than
from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, and
chronic lung disease combined.
To answer the need for a course of life-skills strength
training, Paul Vitale has developed the unique program,
A Hero Within—Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders as
a life strategy for students to continue to grow and improve
personally, emotionally, and intellectually. Anchored by four
mutually supporting facets, the strategy set forth not only
champions the positive growth of our future generation of
leaders, A Hero Within also encourages today’s youth to
answer this one incredibly important question: “How do I
choose to live my life?”
Program Facets
A Hero Within Complete Curriculum Kit
This compelling and interactive curriculum, along with its
integrated toolkit components, is intended to prepare students
to succeed in this constantly changing world through utilizing
its many rigorous lessons and resources.
A Hero Within School Personnel Professional Development
Through his program-enhancing professional development for
school personnel, Paul equips instructors and administrators
in using numerous means to successfully execute the
program both in and out of the classroom.
A Hero Within Student Assembly & Club Implementation
Students challenged by Paul during assemblies and small
groups sessions, coupled with their Hero club involvement,
play a crucial role in the ongoing success of this compelling,
engaging, and impactful program.
A Hero Within Parent Assembly & Focus Group
Countless studies indicate that to help children reach their
full potential, parental involvement is a must. This important
component reinforces the facets that comprise the overall
program, promoting the cooperation and support of parents,
providing increased opportunities for ensuring the success of
students.
Sustainability
After the initial year of the A Hero Within—Today’s
Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders program implementation,
subsequent personnel train