School prepares young people to learn.It can also prepare them to lead their own lives.
Focus Academy helps school communities develop students who can set goals, build habits, take responsibility, and contribute positively to their environment.
Self-direction development for high school students, university students, and school communities.
Goals
with purpose
Habits
and responsibility
Self-evaluation
of learning
Contribution
to the community
Education also means helping young people learn to direct themselves.
Schools share knowledge, set expectations, and support important decisions. Yet many students still need to learn how to connect their aspirations with their habits, everyday effort, and responsibility for their choices.
- 01Goals often come only from outside.
- 02Habits depend on constant supervision.
- 03Mistakes are experienced as failure rather than information.
The goal is not to remove support. It is to ensure that support develops autonomy rather than dependence.
An aspiration can become direction, habits, and responsibility.
Focus Academy adapts the Harada Method so students can understand themselves better, define a goal, understand why it matters, and build actions they can practice and evaluate.
- 01 · Know myself
Recognize interests, strengths, and areas for development.
- 02 · Choose a direction
Define a personal, academic, or developmental goal.
- 03 · Build the path
Identify actions, obstacles, and sources of support.
- 04 · Practice habits
Turn intention into everyday behavior.
- 05 · Evaluate and contribute
Learn from progress and use personal development to benefit others.
Self-direction does not mean that students must solve everything alone. Teachers, mentors, and families continue to provide structure, guidance, and support.
Different ways to strengthen self-direction within a school community.
Focus Academy is developing educational applications of the Harada Method that can be adapted to the level, context, and developmental objectives of each institution.
Introductory experience
An initial exploration of goals, habits, responsibility, and self-evaluation for students, educators, or families.
These applications are designed and adapted together with each institution. No standard duration, investment, or finished program is currently presented as immediately available.
Executive experience with international methodological support.
Focus Academy was founded by Carlos Barclay, a certified Harada Method coach and professional with more than twenty years of executive experience. Its programs are designed and facilitated directly by Carlos, with methodological support from George Trachilis.
George participates as a coach and methodological advisor. Focus Academy’s operations and facilitation are led by Carlos Barclay.
Meet Carlos and GeorgeIdeas for developing more conscious and responsible people.
Reflections on self-knowledge, values, purpose, habits, and youth development.
What kind of students does your institution want to help develop?
Let's discuss the objectives of your school community and the human capabilities you want to strengthen.
You can also write to us at carlos@focusacademy.lat
Focus Academy does not provide psychological care or therapy and does not guarantee specific academic outcomes.