10x Guide
This type of Guide knows students deeply, coaches them individually, and strives to be the adult who genuinely changes their lives.
What is a 10x Guide?
These weekly one-on-one conversations help Guides build strong relationships with students and support their personal growth.
What are Limitless Meetings?
Alpha’s LifeSkills are organized into these four categories.
Me, We, Key, and Core LifeSkills?
At Alpha, these adults facilitate, coach, and mentor students rather than deliver direct instruction.
Who are Guides?
These three foundational principles create the conditions for Alpha’s entire model to thrive.
What are community, character, and culture?
This mindset combines high standards with high support to create motivated, independent students.
What is the Mentor Mindset or Guide Mindset?
During a successful Limitless Meeting, this person should do most of the talking.
Who is the student?
Rather than standing at the front of the room and directly teaching LifeSkills, Guides create challenges and coach students through them.
What is facilitating growth?
In Alpha’s academic model, this person should be the primary driver of the learning journey.
Who is the student?
High standards without this other half of Alpha’s culture equation can lead to fear and burnout.
What is high support?
High standards, high support, and this foundational element make up the Mentor Triangle.
What is respect?
Ambitious goals, intrinsic motivation, and these behaviors are the three core areas a Limitless Meeting may address.
What are growth mindset behaviors for overcoming challenges?
This category includes grit, Learn2Learn, goal setting, and becoming an expert.
What are “Me” LifeSkills?
This mindset combines high standards with high support while viewing failure as valuable feedback.
What is the Mentor Mindset?
This principle means embracing challenges as growth, seeking feedback as fuel, and acting with integrity—even when it is difficult.
What is character?
A student appears resistant after being corrected publicly. According to motivation science, the student may be reacting to this perceived threat.
What is a status threat?
This Limitless Meeting framework helps a Guide uncover the activities and interests that naturally energize a student.
What is Finding Their Fire?
These foundational LifeSkills should be prioritized before a student moves on to the Me, We, and Key categories.
What are Core LifeSkills?
This approach involves working alongside students through open-ended questions without providing answers or leaving them to struggle alone.
What is collaborative problem-solving?
At Alpha, this “C” is not assumed—it is measured through Town Hall and student surveys.
What is community?
This adult mindset provides plenty of care and support but fails to challenge students with high expectations, often creating dependence.
What is the Protector Mindset?
These three principles serve as a Guide’s compass during an effective Limitless Meeting.
What are focus on one core area, let the student do most of the talking, and ask open-ended questions that dig deeper?
Public speaking, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, and creativity all belong to this LifeSkills category focused on action, initiative, and creation.
What are “Key” LifeSkills?
During workshops, Guides should design the experience so students spend at least this percentage of the time actively participating rather than listening.
What is 80%?
At Alpha, students move from passive members to active architects who build and take ownership of their school environment.
What is community?