For elementary, middle & high schools · 32–37 weeks

Make advisory the most impactful part of the school day.

Shine & Dominate: Because You Are Amazing turns underused advisory periods into a powerhouse of leadership, resilience, and real-world skills — 30 life principles taught through the global role models students already admire, with zero added prep for advisors.

32–37
Weeks of ready-to-run content
30
Transformative life principles
6
Pillars of whole-student growth
The advisory problem

Advisory period is your most wasted resource.

Most schools have the time built into the schedule already. The question is whether it builds something — or just fills a gap.

Advisory today

  • Unstructured minutes with no clear purpose
  • Advisors scrambling for something to fill the time
  • Students disengaged, on phones, waiting for the bell
  • A missed chance to build the skills that matter most

Advisory with the program

  • A structured weekly mission with real purpose
  • Advisors guided by ready-to-run, plug-and-play content
  • Students engaged with global role models and challenges
  • Leadership, character, and confidence built every week
The Shine & Dominate philosophy

Students weren't born to be ordinary.

Most programs teach "competencies." This one builds identity. Every student is engineered for expansion, brilliance, and leadership — and this is the journey that helps them claim it.

SHINE

Inner clarity, confidence, and identity. Students learn to walk into every room as the answer, not the question.

DOMINATE

Discipline, execution, and leadership. Students stop waiting for opportunity and learn to become it.

AMAZE

Expansion, joy, and contribution. Students inspire others and create from purpose, not fear.

When you shine, you lead. When you dominate, you win. And when you amaze, you change the world.

A holistic curriculum

Six pillars. One well-rounded student.

Where most programs cover one slice — character, or mindfulness, or SEL — this program integrates every dimension of a student's growth into one cohesive year.

💪

Physical Health

Energy, habits, and the foundation of well-being that everything else is built on.

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Mental Resilience

Focus, growth mindset, and the strength to push through challenges and setbacks.

❤️

Emotional Intelligence

Self-awareness, empathy, and the skills to understand and manage emotions.

💰

Financial Literacy

Real-world money skills schools rarely teach but every student will need.

🛡️

Leadership

Character, influence, and the confidence to lead by example at any age.

🎨

Creativity

Original thinking and self-expression that prepare students for a changing world.

Engagement through global influencers

Students don't tune out their heroes.

Every principle is brought to life through real-world figures students admire — across sport, science, music, and history. They don't just hear the lesson; they see their heroes living it.

Michael JordanMalala YousafzaiNelson MandelaElon MuskShakiraGreta ThunbergLin-Manuel MirandaBill Gates

A diverse roster from many backgrounds and cultures — broadening perspectives and building empathy along the way.

The journey

Five phases. Thirty principles. One transformation.

The curriculum moves students through five phases that build on one another — from foundation to legacy. Each principle is practiced and reflected on, with built-in review, so growth actually sticks.

I
STRIDE
Building the foundation

Students learn to care for body, time, energy, mind, and spirit — the base for everything that follows.

Sleep Like a Legend
Take Command of Time
Refuel Clean
Imagine Victory
Move With Purpose
Elevate Your Spirit
II
GROWTH
Courage & confidence

Students stretch beyond the comfort zone — braver, more expressive, more curious, more service-minded.

Grow Boldly
Reignite Through Service
Orchestrate Your Life
Widen Your Voice
Tune Your Inputs
Hone Your Mind
III
MASTER
Systems & self-leadership

Students become organized, consistent, reflective, and grounded — success is built on systems, not just motivation.

Manage
Asylum
Synergy
Trust
Express
Reputation
IV
LEGEND
Leadership & contribution

Students move from personal growth into leadership — "How can I use who I am to help others?"

Lead by Example
Elevate Others
Grit
Explore
Net-Worth Wisdom
Direction
V
LEGACY
Purpose, passion & identity

Students reflect on who they're becoming and the mark they want to leave — connecting habits to purpose.

Look Within
Embed Habits
Generate Innovation
Adapt & Forgive
Celebrate
Yes to Passion

Each principle is brought to life through a world-class role model students already admire — turning advisory time into the part of the week they look forward to.

No more wasted minutes. Every week, students grow.

The program turns a logistical slot in the schedule into the most valuable weeks of your students' development.

LeadershipResilienceConfidenceCharacterReal-world skillsGlobal role models
Why schools choose this

Everything the leading programs offer — plus what they can't.

Programs like Wayfinder, Second Step, and Soul Shoppe do good work. This program matches them on the essentials schools require — and adds the engagement, identity, and family pieces they leave on the table.

What schools look for
Typical SEL programs
Shine & Dominate
Little to no prep for staff
Turnkey — a core promise
Zero prep: advisors press play each week
Fits the advisory period
Slots into existing time
Built around your calendar, 32–37 weeks
Whole-child development
Often one slice (SEL or character)
Six pillars, thirty principles, five phases
Student engagement
Can feel clinical or dated to teens
Taught through icons teens already admire
An aspirational identity, not just "skills"
Frames it as competencies
Shine → Dominate → Amaze: who they become
Families included
Rarely involved
A parent companion so families grow too
A trusted, awarded creator
Often a faceless brand
Built by a Hall of Fame–nominated educator

The result: a program teachers can run with no extra work, students actually look forward to, and leaders can stand behind.

For every grade

One framework that grows with your students.

Age-appropriate content that meets students where they are — from foundational habits to college and career readiness.

Elementary

Foundations & wonder

Fun, interactive activities and relatable stories from global role models build early emotional intelligence, resilience, and healthy habits.

Middle School

Growth & leadership

Deeper work on personal development, leadership, and goal-setting — preparing students for the transition to high school with practical tools.

High School

Mastery & readiness

Advanced skills in communication, time management, and financial literacy — inspiring students to dream big and prepare for adulthood.

Parental involvement

The secret to real transformation: families that grow together.

A companion guide for parents mirrors the principles taught in class — so the lessons don't stop at the school door. When parents and children learn the same things, growth compounds.

  • Consistent reinforcement of skills and behaviors at home
  • Better communication between parents and children
  • A sense of community and shared purpose across families
  • Tools that empower parents in their own lives, too

A unified approach

Most advisory programs ask the school to do all the work. This one creates a powerful synergy between classroom and home — turning a curriculum into a culture of growth that students feel everywhere they go.

One district. One journey. Together.

Real change doesn't happen alone. It happens in community.

This is what nothing else on the market offers: your entire district moving through the same principles at the same time — every grade, and parents too — so growth isn't a lonely lesson, it's a shared culture.

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ElementaryFoundations & wonder
📚
Middle SchoolGrowth & leadership
🎓
High SchoolMastery & readiness
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ParentsReinforced at home

When a kindergartener, a senior, and a parent are all practicing the same principle in the same week — the whole community speaks one language of growth.

That shared language is what turns a program into a culture. Siblings reinforce each other. Parents echo it at home. Older students model it for younger ones. And because everyone is in it together, the change holds — long after any single lesson ends.

How it works

Simple to adopt. Simple to run.

1

Built around your calendar

The program flexes to fit your school year — typically 32 to 37 weeks — and slots into your existing advisory period with no new staffing or schedule changes. We tailor the pacing to each school.

2

Advisors press play

Each week delivers one of 30 principles — a role model, an actionable challenge, and discussion built in. No planning, no prep.

3

Students grow weekly

Across the school year — including reflection and reinforcement weeks — students build confidence, character, and leadership they actually live.

What students gain

The competencies that shape real outcomes.

Confidence to speak up, contribute, and lead

Resilience to handle setbacks and pressure

Character and integrity in everyday choices

Real-world skills school rarely has time to teach

Connection to global role models and big ideas

A stronger, more engaged school culture

Henrique Vissotto
Henrique Vissotto
Educator · Author · High-Performance Coach
  • Discovery Channel Star Teacher
  • National Teacher Hall of Fame nominee
  • Recognized by the U.S. Congress
  • MBA & M.A. in Language and Culture
  • B.A. in Psychology and Spanish
  • 23 years in the classroom
Built by an educator, for educators

Designed by someone who's run advisory — for 23 years.

This program wasn't built by a vendor who's never taught. It was created by Henrique Vissotto, a Hall of Fame–nominated educator with more than two decades in the classroom — and a background in psychology — who understands exactly what advisors can realistically deliver, and what students actually respond to.

The result is a curriculum that respects your advisors' time, engages your students, and turns one of the school day's most overlooked periods into a genuine leadership lab.

Bring it to your school

Let's turn your advisory period into your advantage.

Request full program details, pricing, and a walkthrough for your school or district. We'll show you exactly how it fits your schedule and your goals.

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Or reach out directly: ceo@shineanddominate.com · 202-288-0902