FutureSTRONG Academy Mission:
In addition to academic and cognitive education, SECD can help children develop confidence, collaboration, persistence, attentiveness, communication and resilience.
In short, SECD helps children by empowering them with new ways to think, learn and behave.
High GPAs alone are not a guarantee for a successful career or a happy life. As caring adults, we must give them tools for time and focus management and critical thinking.
At FutureSTRONG Academy, we see ourselves as advocates for bringing social, emotional and character development to families, schools and communities. We teach children DECISION making, GOAL setting and problem SOLVING – capabilities that will turn them into resilient, successful and happy adults.
What Is FutureSTRONG Academy?
Our children will one day face the real world without our support. High GPAs alone are not a guarantee for a successful career or a happy life. As caring adults, we must give them tools for time and focus management and critical thinking.
At FutureSTRONG Academy, we see ourselves as advocates for bringing social, emotional and character development to families, schools and communities. We teach children DECISION making, GOAL setting and problem SOLVING – capabilities that will turn them into resilient, successful and happy adults.
That’s our mission – To raise children to respect themselves, their time and their capabilities in a world where distractions are just a click or swipe away.
An After-School Program to build Emotional Intelligence and Essential Life Skills in children – grades K thro’ 12. FutureSTRONG Academy is a 21st Century after school program that foster curiosity and creativity in a fun STEM environment.
Pillars of FutureSTRONG Academy:
Building Resilient, Decisive and Compassionate Children
High GPAs alone are not a guarantee for a successful career or a happy life.
DECISION making, GOAL setting and problem SOLVING are capabilities that help children turn into resilient, successful and happy adults.
Finally! An after school program that teaches children life skills like:
Communication: Clear & Effective speech
Courage: Resilience & Problem solving
Commitment: Accountability & Critical thinking
Clarity: Manage Time &Values
Confidence: Self regulate & Find strengths
Collaboration: Team building & Negotiation
Connect With Us
“As a bonus adding Social, Emotional Skills and Character Education in a child’s curriculum helps Academic performance go up by an average of 13 points.” Source: Taylor.R.D., Oberle, E. Durlak, J.A., & Weissberg. R.P. (2017). Child Development, Volume 88 (4)
Convenient Online Registration!
Join Today at futureSTRONG.org
Reach Out To Us: Contact: Fill Form | 678.310.5025
Follow Us On Social Media: @ourfuturestrong
Check Out The Latest On Our Blog!
Why I Really Have 3,452 Friends: The Quiet Ethos of Enduring Friendship
- Fun days are when I meet many brand new strangers and also have a chance to invite some of them to my home. Yesterday was one such day. I was witness to an event where two friends who had never met after 7th grade, but had stayed in touch, met in person after...
AI Chatbots Are Being Misused to Create Child Sexual Abuse Material. And It’s a Wake-Up Call
- Parents, Here's The News Coming From The IWF For the first time ever, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has confirmed something deeply disturbing: AI chatbots are being used to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This isn’t just a hypothetical risk...
Babysitting and Brain Rot Stations: What Kids Can Teach Us About Living in the Now
- Last week, one of our funniest Swamijis (Ramakrishnaji) was in town for a Satsang, so I was assigned the task of babysitting kids at a local chapter of the Chinmaya Mission. As I got on with the task of monitoring what I wondered would be a wolf pack of...
What Marcus Aurelius and Kahlil Gibran Can Teach Us About Surviving (and Thriving) in the Age of AI
- The Poet In My Memory "In your longing for your giant self lies your goodness, and that longing is in all of you." Kahlil Gibran wrote in his seminal work, The Prophet. The first time I came across the name Gibran was in my childhood when my mom would read...
Unlock the Sanskrit Effect: How Vedic Chants Transform Your Mind, Body & Spirit
- The Sanskrit Effect There are few times in life you’re humbled by the events that you involuntarily become part of. And yesterday was one of them, when I was part of a group of listeners to experience the Vedic chanting from Yajur veda in ghaṇa pati style. At...
Choosing Growth Over the Easy Win: How to Navigate Life’s Crossroads
- That Y In The Road As a student (indirect) of Swami Chinmayananda, his teachings have had a profound impact on how I live my daily life in a personal capacity as a mother, wife and friend. I also try to imbibe Guruji's teachings in how I interact with my...
Apparently My Foul Mouth Means I’m a Saint. And I’ve Got The F*ing Proof.
- Science Redeems My Four Letter Words In 2017, when I decided to quit my corporate job and become a teacher, my friends immediately staged an intervention. Are you sure, are you having a midlife crisis, how will you manage all this? More interestingly, some of...
When AI Becomes More Human Than Humans: Relationships, Intimacy, and the Age of the Promptstitute
- Erotica, Intimacy And AI It feels like yesterday we were seeing huge societal changes happen in the way Gen Z is turning to AI for emotional support instead of actual dating. I had written about it here. And just this summer, I was whining about how adults...
They’re Touching Grass! Small Joys of Parenting Gen Z in a Screen-Obsessed World 📵🤳
- The Small Joys of Parenting Gen Z Yesterday, my 21 and 17-year-old were part of a music pop-up show in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Daniel Caesar, the Canadian singer, was performing for a group of young adults. And the best part, they were touching grass! Too...
Why Vulnerability Is the Ultimate Superpower in Life and Leadership
- Discovering the Power of Vulnerability A few years ago, when I discovered Brené Brown through her books and her podcasts, something shifted in me. I had been asking myself a lot of questions on staying true to my nature and finding alignment in how I acted in...
If I Die Tomorrow, Let This Be My Final Message to You {Audio}
https://youtu.be/rSxE2YtgbvI - Want To Listen To The Article Instead? - A Love Letter to Living Fully Someone once told me, to them, I feel like an unexplored abundance of everything. I hope you choose to live that way too – full of wonder and...
Let Final Words Celebrate Life and Not Fear Death – A Love Letter to Living Fully
Listen To The Article - A Love Letter to Living Fully I’m writing this in case I die earlier than expected. Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that if life takes an unexpected turn, I want my final words to be about living, not about dying. I’ve always liked the...