Curriculum Overview

What a year
actually covers.

A high-level look at the ground our mentorship covers across a year. The full curriculum lives with our mentors. This is the shape of it.

The rhythm

Built around the second Saturday.

Mentees meet as a group on the second Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m. to noon, through the spring semester (February to May) and the fall semester (September to December). That is eight sessions across the year, and each one builds on the last.

The program year at a glance Group sessions fall on the second Saturday of eight months: February through May in the spring semester, and September through December in the fall semester. There is no group session in January, June, July or August. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSPRING SEMESTERFALL SEMESTER The program year at a glance Group sessions fall on the second Saturday of eight months: February through May, and September through December. JFMAMJJASOND
Filled months carry a session. The gold mark is the second Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Omega League OKC mentors and young men seated together in a circle during a second Saturday session

A second Saturday in progress. The mentors sit in the circle, not at the front of it.

The focus areas

Six areas, woven through every year.

Each session focuses on one or more key areas. The curriculum deepens year over year. A young man who starts at 9 covers this ground differently than one who joins at 15.

Education

Education

Academic encouragement, study habits, and a path toward high school graduation and beyond.

Safety

Personal Safety

Practical decision-making and the skills to stay safe and make sound choices.

Community

Community Engagement

Service projects that build empathy, leadership, and civic responsibility.

Health

Health & Hygiene

Physical well-being, healthy habits, and taking care of body and mind.

Character

Character Development

The heart of the program: integrity, respect, and self-discipline.

Fitness & Fun

Fitness & Teamwork

Football, soccer, martial arts, and group exercise. Discipline through play.

Six areas is the plan. This is what they looked like on the ground last year.

Young men preparing a meal at a work table during a Saturday session
Cooking a meal start to finish.
Young men watching a firefighter put on turnout gear beside the engine
The fire department, up close.
A young man seated at a member’s desk on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
A seat on the House floor.
Young men standing with their hosts on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma
A morning on a college campus.
Service in action

Character built by doing.

Our young men don’t just talk about giving back. They do it. Across the year, mentees take part in meaningful service projects:

  • Feeding the homeless across Oklahoma City.
  • Volunteering at the Regional Food Bank.
  • Neighborhood cleanups in the communities they call home.
  • Our annual Thanksgiving food basket giveaway.
Mentees and mentors gathered beneath the Adopt-A-Street sign marking the street adopted by the Eta Iota chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
The chapter adopted the street. The young men are the ones who clean it.
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