I Soar with Wings Children's Book

"WINGS helped me feel good about people and myself."

Our Approach

How WINGS brings youth development to life.

All learning is social and emotional and every opportunity is ripe for life skill development. We use an early and comprehensive approach grounded in the principles of positive youth development and evidence-based learning practices to foster the mindsets, skills, and confidence within each child to make good decisions, build healthy relationships, and manage stress – skills necessary for success in school and life. Our approach provides a unique depth of implicit and explicit teaching by weaving character development lessons throughout program time or the school day.

Three Pillars: Culture, Adult Skills, Curriculum

Words to Live By

We’ve made the core competencies of emotional intelligence easy to understand and fun to learn. Our Words to Live By provide a common language that is memorable and transferable to any situation or environment. WINGS staff and kids not only recite the Words to Live By, they live it during program time and use it as a compass for navigating all aspects of life. The Words to Live By can be found below. 

I Soar with Wings Children’s Book

Easy and fun to learn, the pages of I Soar with Wings equip kids with the language to navigate life’s ups and downs.


Wings' Creed

A Day in the Life at WINGS

Watch WINGS After School

In this video, hear from WINGS Leaders, alumni, students, parents and teachers about the tremendous impact our afterschool program has on the lives of those involved. Mix a supportive environment, caring adults, and social-emotional smarts, and you grow wings to fly.