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Triumph Steps® for Schools

Professional Development, Student Curriculum & Parent Engagement

Happiness is a skill that can be learned. Triumph Steps helps schools cultivate emotional literacy so students, educators, and families build resilience, self‑regulation, and purpose, together.

Program Overview

Triumph Steps is a comprehensive, research‑based framework created by licensed psychotherapist Beatriz Martínez‑Peñalver (30+ years’ experience). The program aligns with Florida’s Resiliency Education standards and equips middle and high school communities with practical tools for emotional wellness, character development, and responsible decision‑making.

What Sets Triumph Steps® Apart

  • Real‑world origins: developed from direct clinical and school experience, not theory alone.
  • Whole‑community approach: students, staff, and families learn consistent language and habits.
  • Simple daily routine: brief, repeatable practices that reinforce skills and reduce stress.

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Tools Teachers Can Use Now

Give your staff practical, science-backed tools they can use tomorrow. Our Professional Development turns the Triumph eight-step framework into calm classrooms, healthier teacher habits, and stronger student relationships, delivered via keynotes, workshops, retreats, or train-the-trainer with bite-size follow-ups.

Professional Development for Educators

Empower teachers with skills that translate into calmer classrooms and stronger student relationships. Our PD experiences are offered school‑wide or for targeted teams, delivered live on campus or online.

Educators learn how to:

  • Apply the thought–emotion connection to model healthy self‑regulation.
  • Use the Triumph eight‑step framework (including silence, visualization, and “I AM” affirmations) to lower stress and prevent burnout. 
  • Integrate gratitude, empathy, and personal responsibility into daily routines.
  • Leverage neuroplasticity and evidence‑based habits to build resilient mindsets.

Formats:

  • Keynotes, workshops, retreats, and train‑the‑trainer tracks with follow‑up micro‑learning.
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Student Curriculum (School Program)

Give students practical tools to face modern pressures with clarity and confidence. The curriculum can be facilitated by Triumph clinicians or delivered by your staff after training.

Core elements:

  • Twelve concise lessons that develop self‑awareness, gratitude, empathy, responsibility, and goal‑driven habits.
  • Daily ~12‑minute routine guided by audio that blends cognitive‑behavioral messages and calming music to promote alpha‑wave states.
  • Visual anchors (posters and classroom prompts) that reinforce the eight steps.
  • Consistent language across subjects and settings to reduce anxiety and reactivity.

Delivery options:

  • Direct instruction by licensed clinicians.
  • Train‑the‑Trainer model. 
  • Digital platform or your district’s LMS.

Calm, Repeatable Skills

Give your students a calm, repeatable path to emotional mastery. Our 12-lesson curriculum pairs a daily ~12-minute, audio-guided routine with visual anchors and consistent language, so skills stick across classes and reduce anxiety and reactivity. Deliver it your way: led by Triumph clinicians, through a Train-the-Trainer model, or inside your district’s LMS.

What’s Included in The School Program

A complete implementation package that makes rollout straightforward and sustainable.

Audio Program

The centerpiece of Triumph: structured audio sessions combine cognitive‑behavioral messages, positive psychology, and music to deepen silence, visualization, and “I AM” affirmations.

Lesson Set (12)

Concise, easy‑to‑deliver lessons that build personal responsibility and practical self‑management.

Visual Toolkit

Posters and classroom visuals that make the eight steps clear and memorable for all ages.

Educator Training Video (≈30 minutes)

A quick refresher on the eight steps to keep concepts top‑of‑mind after PD.

Gratitude Practice

Simple tools (e.g., a gratitude box) that prime positive neurochemistry and foster optimistic thinking.

Administrative Guide

A step‑by‑step manual to plan, launch, and monitor fidelity of implementation.

Student Booklet (HS/University)

A guided resource that helps older students apply the eight steps and design purposeful goals; available in digital and print.

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Teacher-Ready, Turnkey Kit

Everything you need, ready on day one. The package includes the core audio program, 12 concise lessons, a visual toolkit, a 30-minute educator refresher, simple gratitude tools, and an administrative guide, plus a student booklet for High School/University. Roll out quickly, reinforce consistently, and sustain fidelity without adding staff burden.

Building Resilient Students and Thriving Schools

Schools prepare students not only for academic success but for life. By embedding emotional literacy, Triumph Steps® helps schools achieve outcomes that directly address the growing mental health crisis:

Improved Focus & Achievement

Students strengthen attention, regulate emotions, and engage more fully in learning.

Resilience & Problem-Solving

Young people learn to face setbacks with courage and develop confidence to move forward.

Positive School Climate

Emotional literacy reduces conflict, fosters empathy, and creates calmer, more connected classrooms.

Teacher & Staff Wellbeing

Educators gain tools to manage stress, prevent burnout, and model balance and emotional health.

Prevention of a Larger Crisis

By teaching emotional literacy early, schools give students the skills to navigate life’s pressures, decreasing the progression of the mental health crisis that affects one in three Americans.

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Emotional Literacy in Action

Triumph Steps® embeds emotional literacy into schools to proactively address the mental health crisis. The program improves student focus and resilience, fostering a positive school climate while also providing educators with tools for their own well-being. This comprehensive approach equips young people with essential skills to navigate life’s challenges, helping to prevent the escalation of mental health issues.

For Faith-Based Schools: Grounding Students in Truth and Resilience

In a world filled with confusion and uncertainty, faith-based schools offer students a powerful opportunity to ground themselves in Truth. Triumph Steps was originally developed with this mission in mind, supporting emotional literacy while nurturing a strong connection to God and reinforcing core values.

Our faith-based programs align with your spiritual mission, cultivating not only academic growth but also character, purpose, and spiritual well-being. Students learn to manage emotions, discover their talents, live with intention, and develop resilience rooted in faith.

Faith-based schools benefit from the same robust package, tailored to their needs:

  • Faith-integrated student curriculum.
  • Professional development for educators.
  • Parent engagement initiatives that honor and reflect faith-based values.
  • Delivery via our platform or integration into your existing system.

Book a free 30‑minute consultation to explore fit, timelines, and training options for your school community.

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Book a Free 30-Min Consult

Launch with confidence, and keep momentum. We’ll run live workshops for admins, support staff, and teachers; provide ongoing coaching and train-the-trainer options; and plug into Triumph’s platform or your LMS. Based in Miami-Dade and serving Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, and beyond (virtual available). Book a free 30-minute consultation to map timelines and training.

Reinforce Skills at Home

Bring the program home. In one engaging session, families learn the same simple language and tools students use at school, affirmations, visualization, and mindfulness, so they can reinforce emotional literacy, build nurturing routines, and support accountability and well-being every day.

Parent Engagement Seminars

Strengthen the bridge between school and home with engaging parent sessions that align family practices with what students learn in class.

Parents gain practical strategies to:

  • Reinforce emotional literacy, self‑awareness, and healthy coping at home.
  • Use affirmations, visualization, and mindfulness to support mental well‑being.
  • Create nurturing routines that complement the school program and promote accountability.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Triumph Steps for Schools?

Triumph Steps is a research-based framework created by licensed psychotherapist Beatriz Martínez-Peñalver (30+ years’ experience) that builds emotional literacy across middle and high school communities, students, educators, and families, aligned with Florida’s Resiliency Education standards.

Students follow a brief, ~12-minute audio-guided routine that blends cognitive-behavioral messages with calming music to promote focus (alpha-wave states). Twelve concise lessons reinforce gratitude, empathy, responsibility, and goal-driven habits, supported by classroom posters and prompts.

We offer keynotes, workshops, retreats, and train-the-trainer tracks (live on campus or online) that help teachers model self-regulation, apply the eight-step framework (silence, visualization, “I AM” affirmations), reduce stress and burnout, and integrate evidence-based habits into daily routines, plus follow-up micro-learning.

Parent engagement seminars give caregivers practical strategies to mirror school practices at home, reinforcing emotional literacy, mindfulness, affirmations, and visualization, so students experience a consistent, skills-based language across school and home.

Schools receive the audio program, 12-lesson set, visual toolkit, a ~30-minute educator refresher video, gratitude tools, an administrative guide, and an HS/University student booklet (digital/print). Delivery can be clinician-led or train-the-trainer, accessed via Triumph’s platform or your LMS. We’re based in Miami-Dade and serve Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, and surrounding regions, with virtual options available.

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