Sample Guide: This is Marcus Thompson's personalized 8-week planning guide. Review this to understand the program structure before taking the quiz.

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8-Week Planning
& Readiness Guide

Voice Up Pathway Track | Pathway Partnership Edition

Student

Marcus Thompson

Location

Atlanta Youth Empowerment Initiative · Atlanta, Georgia

Career Goal

To establish a community center that provides comprehensive support services for underserved youth, focusing on educational equity, mentorship, and holistic development.

Anchor Curriculum

The Naming Gap Trilogy by Art Fuller

P3 - Purpose Builder (7-9 hrs/week)
2026-05-31 — 2026-07-26
72h Total

Your Trilogy Resources

Core books for your anchor curriculum

1

The Naming Gap

Art Fuller

The Framework — WHY: Why do capable people go unrecognized — and what changes when recognition comes first? This book introduces a powerful framework for understanding the gap between what people can do and what systems are able to recognize.

2

Make the Difference: A Research Network for All

Art Fuller

The Design — HOW: How do we redesign learning so that thinking is safe enough to begin? This book reimagines how people enter learning, discovery, and contribution, speaking directly to the idea of belonging before mastery.

3

Universities of Practice: The Purpose Games

Art Fuller

The System — WHAT NOW: What happens when people are finally given a place to begin? This book moves beyond theory to rebuild how people engage with learning, identity, and contribution.

8-Week Structure

Pathway Tier

P3 - Purpose Builder (7-9 hrs/week)

Program period: 2026-05-31 — 2026-07-26. Total target: 72 hours.

Purpose Statement

To create pathways of opportunity and support for underserved youth, ensuring every young person has access to the resources, mentorship, and encouragement they need to thrive.

Purpose Forward

Marcus, what you brought to this planning process is rare. You came with lived experience, a clear-eyed understanding of what opportunity gaps cost young people, and a genuine commitment to showing up in ways that are both compassionate and organized. The work you have done in these 8 weeks is only the beginning. Keep documenting, keep following up, keep showing up — especially in the moments when it is quiet and no one is watching. That is where the real work happens.

Your purpose has always been clear: you want a world where young people are better supported, more connected, and not falling through the cracks. That is not a small ambition, but it is an achievable one when approached with humility, precision, and empathy.

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