P.O.W.E.R. (Providing Optimum (W)holistic Educational Resources) is a Consulting firm that provides strategic sustainable systems of social and academic support with emphasis on accountability, and community engagement specifically for academically prioritized pupils. We specialize in assisting educators in enriching their students by providing the most appropriate pedagogical and curricular resources and training. Services will include: Training, direct services, mentor program and model implementation; identifying, contacting and arranging meetings with select private/public entities with the purpose of implementing a mentoring program modeled from G.R.I.O.T. (Greatness Rediscovered In Our Time) Mentoring with a focus on literacy.

P.O.W.E.R. supports the needs of pupils navigating academic challenges and circumstances with an innovative application of Participatory Action Research (PAR). We merge PAR with Understanding by Design (Backwards Design), which focuses on learning goals as a result of instruction before planning learning activities and teaching methods. While it is important to think about what content to teach and how educators would like to teach it, the focus should first be on the desired outcomes of the curriculum. Using a backwards design offers a concrete way of communicating learning expectations (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005)

Our unique method of blending the two frameworks helps to improve pupil outcomes by supporting a transformative educational environment, conditions, and pedagogical and disciplinary practices.