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The Velocity Curriculum

A complete college & career readiness curriculum — ready to run on day one.

Every lesson includes questions, a quiz, and a video for easy understanding — 21 lessons of college & career readiness plus the key life skills students actually need, told as one story instead of a stack of units. Aligned with the SEL model. Built for grades 5–12.

Primary delivery in English. Select course available in Spanish — ask about bilingual delivery.
A student working through Velocity lesson materials at her desk during class
What's included

Everything your teachers need to teach life skills — without building it from scratch.

21 lessons, one story

Questions, a quiz, and a video in every lesson — a single narrative arc, not disconnected units.

Teacher discussion guides

Every lesson ships with a built-in facilitation guide so any teacher can run it.

Pre + post surveys

Measure student growth with board-ready data, included with every program.

CASEL-aligned framework

Mapped to all five CASEL competencies — the gold standard for SEL.

Self-paced, any device

Students learn on Chromebooks, tablets, or phones at their own speed.

Web-based platform

Runs in any browser on velocityedcourses.com — no software to install, nothing for IT to set up.

Curriculum overview

Multiple resources. One coherent journey.

Twenty-one lessons built around Marlo's own story — plus grade-band toolkits and a career-research project. Every lesson includes questions, a quiz, and a video, so the whole thing reads as one journey instead of a stack of disconnected units.

01

Preparing For Life After High School

Thirteen narrative chapters drawn from Marlo's own story — from "College, What's The Point" through "The Vision," "The Plan," "Wrong Place, Wrong Time," and "Accepted." Each chapter pairs a video with a comprehension quiz.

Video + quiz each chapter
02

Six Life Lessons I Learned In College

Hard-won wisdom from real college experience — Expect To Succeed, Follow Up, Don't Give Up, Don't Just Achieve — Excel, Be Curious, Be Grateful.

Video + quiz each lesson
03

College & Career Research Project

Students explore Career Clusters, take a self-assessment, and complete a structured research project they own from start to finish.

Self-assessment + research project
04

Middle School Toolkit

Pre-high-school readiness: 8th Grade Success Plan, High School Road Map, S.M.A.R.T. goal setting, and an introduction to scholarships and financial aid.

Success plan + goal setting
05

High School Toolkit

Grade-by-grade success guides for 9th – 12th, paired with financial literacy core: 10 Keys To Credit, the Scholarship & Financial Aid Guide, and a Research Project.

Grade guides + financial literacy
06

Onboarding & Wrap-Up

A structured syllabus, instructional walkthrough for teachers, and a closing reflection that lands the curriculum's takeaways.

Syllabus + teacher walkthrough
CASEL alignment

Built on the framework schools and districts trust.

Every Velocity lesson maps directly to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) five core competencies — the most widely adopted SEL standard in U.S. education.

  1. 01Self-awarenessMapped
  2. 02Self-managementMapped
  3. 03Social awarenessMapped
  4. 04Relationship skillsMapped
  5. 05Responsible decision-makingMapped

Seen enough? The fastest way to judge it is to watch a lesson run.

A 20-minute walkthrough of the actual platform — the 21 lessons, the questions and quizzes, and how a teacher moves a class through it. Web-based, so there is nothing for your IT team to install before you can see it.

Grade levels & format

One curriculum. Two age bands. Built to scale with your students.

Grades 5–8

Foundational skills

Self-awareness, goal setting, peer relationships, and an introduction to careers and post-secondary options.

Grades 9–12

Advanced application

Post-secondary planning, financial literacy, and workforce readiness — the toolkit students need walking out the door.

Any device
Chromebook, tablet, or phone.
English + 1 in Spanish
Bilingual delivery on request.
30–45 min
Per lesson, on average.
Teacher-led or paced
Run as a class or independent study.

Ready to see what Velocity can do for your students?

Book a 20-minute walkthrough and see how districts are using Velocity to give every student a real plan for life after high school.