THE PATHMAKER PROGRAM

A Year-Long Journey

For Boys & Young Men

New Curriculum Starting

September 2025!!

Why The Pathmaker?

Teenage years are a crossroads. Today’s boys are pulled in a thousand directions — screens, algorithms, influencers, peer pressure — all competing for their attention. Many get lost in a blur of video games, social media, porn, vaping, and isolation.

The Pathmaker is the antidote.

We bring boys and young men into a living, breathing community of mentors and peers — a place where they’re seen, heard, challenged, and inspired to become the kind of men the world needs.

How It Works

Duration

The program is continuous, year-round, with rotating topics each month. Your membership grants you full access to all of our programming. Once your son joins a cohort, we ask for a minimum, one month commitment to our Monday Pathmaker Calls.

Location

All of our virtual calls take place on zoom. In addition, your son will be invited to join a private community of other young men and mentors as well as have access to our online course with a personal log-in and password.

What's Included

2 live video calls each week — connection, conversation, games, practices

Supplemental video course — fresh weekly topic content, accessible anytime

Online community forum — for youth, mentors, and parents

Parent & caregiver calls — monthly gatherings for connection and skill-building

Two Age Tracks

Pathmakers (9–13) – Play, innocence, coming-of-age

Edge-Walkers (14–19) – Maturity, purpose, stepping into manhood

The Heart of The Program

We use our Inner Compass framework to strengthen self-awareness, emotional literacy, leadership, creativity, and resilience. Every month’s theme hits on something real, relevant, and alive for boys and young men right now.

Why It Works

Our mentors meet boys where they’re at - with curiosity, respect, and challenge. We don’t lecture. We guide. We listen. We reflect their strengths back to them. We invite them to explore life’s big questions and practice real-world skills in a supportive brotherhood.

Our Monthly Topics

Fall 2025

Developing Your Inner Compass

Learning to self-regulate by navigating the directions within

Video Games

& Your Life

Taking control of and learning how to set down the controller

Navigating

Family Dynamics 

Coping with family relationships in and out of the home

Winter And Spring 2026

Artistry

Create authentically

Friendships

Build bonds that last

Sex & Puberty

Honest talk, real answers

Non-Violent Communication

Speak so they hear you

Power, Freedom, Choice

Know your influence

Peer Pressure & Bullying

Stand strong, stand tall

Summer And Fall 2026

Nature Connection

Come home to the wild

Competition

Play with heart

Loss, Death & Grief

Courage in hard times

Idols & Influencers

Who shapes your story?

Travel Exploration

Expand your world

Romance & Dating

Respect Self and Others

Your Son's Path Starts Here!

Spots are limited so we can keep the group close-knit and connected.

This is his chance to be part of something rare -- a place to grow into himself with courage, clarity, and a crew at his back.

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