Haz La Diferencia and The Lighthouse for Humanity are here for one big reason: to help you remember who you really are, and what you’re capable of. We believe in every person (yeah, even the ones who feel invisible).

Executive Summary

A National Call for Required Identity and Resilience Education in U.S. Schools and communities.

Executive Summary

• Teen mental health is at record levels of anxiety, depression, bullying, isolation, andsuicide
• Schools teach academics, but not Without that foundation, teens are vulnerable to social media pressures, peer judgment, and self-doubt.
• Guidance staff are overextended, and families cannot carry the load alone.

The Solution

America Rising – Teen Identity Seminar is a 15-practicum curriculum rooted in neuroscience,psychology, and resilience science. It equips teens to:

• Rewire limiting beliefs and silence negative self-talk
• Navigate bullying, online and offline, without losing self-worth
• Build emotional resilience and bounce-back strategies
• Foster belonging, leadership, and identity-rooted confidence
• Replace cycles of despair with purpose, clarity, and hope

Why Schools Must Act

• Prevention works: Identity-based tools reduce risks for suicide, violence, and substance abuse.
• Better learning outcomes: Teens who feel secure in themselves focus and perform better academically.
• Leadership for life: This is not It is education that shapes tomorrow’s leaders.
• Equity in action: From rural towns to urban schools, every teen deserves access toidentity and resilience

Our Ask

We call on school boards, superintendents, and the U.S. Department of Education to:

1. Recognize identity and resilience as essential education, not optional
2. Require implementation of America Rising: A Teen Identity Seminar in middle and highschools nationwide
3. Support training and resources for educators to deliver this transformative curriculum with fidelity

The Promise

“A generation secure in identity cannot be shaken by circumstance.” This is more than a program. It is a movement to reclaim hope, resilience, and identity for American teens. It is time to rise. It is time for America Rising.

Defining a Practicum Seminar 

While a seminar requires an individual to understand and discuss, a practicum seminar is not just a lecture or a traditional class. It is a course of study designed especially for the preparation ofparticipants that involves the supervised practical application of previously studied theory. It is a hands-on, identity-shaping learning experience designed to help participants realign who they are with how they live.

Built on The Creation Code methodology, the practicum format blends three powerful elements:

1. Immersive Story Telling and Reflection
   Each session begins with one of the chapters from The Creation Code book. This can be read by the participants prior to the day’s discussion or duringthe day’s discussion. It can be read aloud, or participants can listen to the chapter from the audio book. These fictional conversations introduce the day’s core idea.
   
   The story opens the heart first, then the mind, preparing participants to explore their own lives.

2. Guided Identity Practicum
Instead of listening passively, participants practice. They engage in 15 carefully sequenced exercises that combine neuroscience, cognitivepsychology, and values- based coaching. These “practicums” help uncover inherited beliefs, rewrite unhelpful self-talk, and align daily behavior with chosen values and vision.

3. Neuro-Forensics™ and The Identity Curriculum™ Drawing on neuroscience and epigenetics, the seminar examines the origin of limiting beliefs and emotional This is not therapy; it teaches the skill of identity rewiring: A practicum functions as a high-level Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) experience, while also restoring cognitive freedom.

Format at a Glance

• 16 hours of live, interactive instruction (often delivered via Zoom)
• 15 identity-based practicums
• A digital workbook for reflection and real-world application
• Cohorts of roughly 15–25 participants for intimate, high-trust dialogue

What Participants Gain

• Realignment with core identity and personal values
• Emotional resilience and self-talk tools
• A new definition of success rooted in integrity and wholeness
• Ethical leadership habits that translate into every sphere of life.