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Reimagining high school learning: How #WinAtSocial elevates student voice, real-world skills, and future readiness

Educators understand that preparing students for success today means going beyond traditional academics. To thrive in a fast-changing world shaped by emerging technology, social media, and shifting workforce demands, students need modern life skills like A.I. literacy, time management, decision-making, and resilience. These essential skills not only support academic achievement but also empower students to lead with confidence, adapt to change, and build lasting well-being.

In fact, 96% of teachers believe life skills are just as important as formal qualifications ( The Sutton Trust 2024). Meanwhile, 68% of recent grads say non-academic courses would’ve better prepared them for the real world (Quizlet, 2024).

The challenge? Schools are facing time constraints and competing priorities to educate high school students. So, how can high school communities meaningfully engage students with the skills they need without adding to educators’ already full plates?

For ten years, our team has worked with educators to develop #WinAtSocial, the only high school modern life skills program designed to evolve with students, amplify student agency, and minimize screen time while maximizing impact.

High school learning, reimagined

The Social Institute has reimagined the high school learning experience to reflect what students and educators need: advanced, choice-driven, real-world learning that feels fresh, relevant, and student-centered, along with real-time insight into student experience to create a feedback loop for educators as students learn.

Updates for the 2025-2026 school year will enable #WinAtSocial to:

• Grow alongside students as they evolve from curious middle schoolers to confident high school leaders
• Amplify student voice and agency with the option to choose how they learn
• Encourage peer-to-peer learning with more in-person discussion and less screen time
• Strengthen real-world skills, like A.I. Literacy, college and career readiness, time management, and more
• Equip students to navigate high school challenges like substance use and high-pressure situations
• Provide flexible, low-lift implementation for educators

Whether your class schedule allows for 10 minutes or a full class period, #WinAtSocial provides turnkey lessons designed to make a lasting impact, aligned to educators’ time constraints and responsive to students’ needs and preferences.

5 ways #WinAtSocial prepares high schoolers for their futures

Today’s high school students crave agency in their learning, and they’re more engaged when they get it. That’s why #WinAtSocial now delivers deeper, more personalized learning experiences that spark conversation, build essential life skills, and prepare students for the future. Here’s how:

1. Empower students as they learn with lesson choices that reflect their interests
2. Spark real conversations through case studies and current events that they care about
3. Prioritize active, screen-limited learning that builds teamwork and critical thinking
4. Strengthen executive functioning with practical skills like time management and healthy tech habits
5. Equip students with future-ready tools, from navigating A.I. responsibly to managing stress and leading with purpose

Students don’t just want to be heard, they want to shape their learning. #WinAtSocial makes that possible.

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The Social Institute (TSI) is the leader in equipping students to navigate learning & well-being in a tech-fueled world. Through #WinAtSocial, our interactive, peer-to-peer learning platform, we empower students, educators, and families to make high-character choices online and offline. #WinAtSocial Lessons teach essential skills while capturing student voice and actionable insights for educators. These insights help educators maintain a healthy school culture, foster high-impact teaching, and build meaningful relationships with families. Our unique, student-respected approach empowers and equips students authentically, enabling our solution to increase classroom participation and improve student-teacher relationships. Through our one-of-a-kind lesson development process, we create lessons for a variety of core and elective classes while incorporating timely topics like social media, A.I., screen time, misinformation, and current events to help schools stay proactive in how they support student health, happiness, and academic success.