For schools and districts
One skills language, across every system you already have.
The US Project isn't another program to buy. It's a shared, pro-social skills language that ties together advisory, teaching, assessment, PBIS, MTSS and family partnership, and connects to frameworks you already use, like Vermont's Transferable Skills.
Where the skills live in your school
When the same skills are named in every structure, students hear one language from every adult, every day.
Advisory & morning meeting
A weekly time to reflect, set goals and practice the skills, opening with the Analog Hour routine.
Teaching & projects
Skills named and practiced inside daily lessons and real-world projects in every grade.
Assessment & reporting
Self-assessments, portfolios, stories and observation that value growth over compliance.
PBIS
Schoolwide expectations written in the skills language, so recognition names real skills.
MTSS & SEL interventions
Tier 2 and 3 supports that target specific skill cards, so goals connect to Tier 1 language.
Family partnership
Tech F.A.S.T., Analog Hour and the family membership carry the same language home.
The framework: the 3 C's
36 skill cards in one shared language for students, staff and families. Each card names the skill, says it as an "I can" statement and lists the specific skills to practice.
Character
I Reflect: knowing myself
I Grow: caring for and challenging myself
Emotional Awareness · Strengths & Challenges · Values & Beliefs · Interests & Preferences · Roles & Responsibilities · Needs · Emotional Regulation · Persistence Through Challenge · Integrity · Flexibility & Trying New Things · Organization, Focus & Time · Healthy Choices for Well-being
Connection
I Consider: understanding others
I Connect: building relationships
Others' Feelings · Others' Needs & Wants · Perspectives & Diversity · Social Awareness & Cues · Fairness & Inclusion · Impact on Others · Everyday Social Skills · Communication & Relationships · Boundaries · Collaboration & Cooperation · Conflict & Repair · Help & Leadership
Contribution
I Engage: curiosity, information and how I engage with the world
I Contribute: adding my voice, ideas and effort
Questions & Exploration · Understanding & Evaluating Information · Intentional Engagement: Consuming & Creating · Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving · Connections, Causes & Systems · Imagination & Learning from Mistakes · Communication for Audience & Purpose · Self-Expression & Voice · Self-Advocacy · Ideas, Solutions & Design · Feedback & Reasoning · Applying Learning & Making a Difference
Countries like Finland and Singapore name and practice skills like these through their national school systems. The 3 C's give Vermont schools a practical way to do the same, and they map to Vermont's Transferable Skills.
Two times to practice the skills
Tech F.A.S.T. and Analog Hour give families and schools gentle, optional, screen-free times to put the universal skills into practice. Schools can adopt one or both as a community tradition.
Once a week
Tech F.A.S.T.
Tech Free After School Tuesdays
From after school Tuesday until Wednesday morning, families put away optional personal technology. The pause makes room for conversation, play, rest and the everyday moments that show each other who we are.
- Families set their own exceptions for safety, homework, work and essential needs
- No screen-based homework on Tuesday nights
- Kids know their friends and teachers are doing it too
- Wednesday morning reflection: what felt good, what was hard, what did we notice?
Any day
Analog Hour
Exhale. Breathe. Set an intention.
An hour, at home or at school, when screens would usually come out. Instead, people do something analog together and name the skills inside it.
- A walk: deciding together where to go (Collaboration), going a little farther (Persistence), noticing what you're grateful for (Emotional Awareness)
- A board game: taking turns (Everyday Social Skills), losing well (Emotional Regulation)
- In class: open advisory or a lesson with the routine, then name the skills in everyday moments
Built to fit, not to add
Alignment is hard, and schools are asked to adopt new programs and data systems all the time. The US Project works inside what you already do.
- Uses your existing advisory, PBIS, MTSS and assessment structures
- Connects to Vermont's Transferable Skills rather than replacing them
- No new data system required
- Gift memberships reach families through school counselors
How a partnership works
Step 1
Discover
We map the routines, frameworks and systems you already have.
Step 2
Align
Together we connect the 3 C's to your existing language and structures.
Step 3
Embed
Staff learning, classroom launch and a Tech F.A.S.T. kickoff with families.
Step 4
Reflect
We gather stories, portfolios and feedback, then refine what's working.
Let's talk about your school.
Rae has developed and implemented this work in multiple Vermont school districts and would love to hear about yours.