Triumph Steps® for Schools

Professional Development, Student Curriculum, After School Programs, & Parent Engagement

Happiness is a skill that can be learned. Triumph Steps helps schools cultivate emotional literacy so students, educators, and families build resilience, self‑regulation, and purpose, together.

Program Overview

Triumph Steps is a comprehensive, research‑based framework created by licensed psychotherapist Beatriz Martínez‑Peñalver (30+ years’ experience). The program aligns with Florida’s Resiliency Education standards and equips middle and high school communities with practical tools for emotional wellness, character development, and responsible decision‑making.

What Sets Triumph Steps® Apart

  • Real‑world origins: developed from direct clinical and school experience, not theory alone.
  • Whole‑community approach: students, staff, and families learn consistent language and habits.
  • Simple daily routine: brief, repeatable practices that reinforce skills and reduce stress.

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Tools Teachers Can Use Now

Give your staff practical, science-backed tools they can use tomorrow. Our Professional Development turns the Triumph eight-step framework into calm classrooms, healthier teacher habits, and stronger student relationships, delivered via keynotes, workshops, retreats, or train-the-trainer with bite-size follow-ups.

Professional Development for Educators

Empower teachers with skills that translate into calmer classrooms and stronger student relationships. Our PD experiences are offered school‑wide or for targeted teams, delivered live on campus or online.

Educators learn how to:

  • Apply the thought–emotion connection to model healthy self‑regulation.
  • Use the Triumph eight‑step framework (including silence, visualization, and “I AM” affirmations) to lower stress and prevent burnout. 
  • Integrate gratitude, empathy, and personal responsibility into daily routines.
  • Leverage neuroplasticity and evidence‑based habits to build resilient mindsets.

Formats:

  • Keynotes, workshops, retreats, and train‑the‑trainer tracks with follow‑up micro‑learning.

Student Curriculum

Building Resilient Students and Thriving Classrooms

Triumph Steps® brings neuroscience-based emotional literacy to schools, equipping educators and students with practical tools to thrive.
Our programs foster calmer classrooms, happier teachers, and more confident, focused students — while aligning with the Florida Department of Education’s resilience education requirements.

For faith-based communities, we also offer a dedicated Christian-integrated version that supports spiritual growth alongside emotional wellbeing.

Happy Teachers. Resilient Students. A Healthier School Culture.

Calm, Repeatable Skills

Give your students a calm, repeatable path to emotional mastery. Our 12-lesson curriculum pairs a daily ~12-minute, audio-guided routine with visual anchors and consistent language, so skills stick across classes and reduce anxiety and reactivity. Deliver it your way: led by Triumph clinicians, through a Train-the-Trainer model, or inside your district’s LMS.

Reinforce Skills at Home

Bring the program home. In one engaging session, families learn the same simple language and tools students use at school, affirmations, visualization, and mindfulness, so they can reinforce emotional literacy, build nurturing routines, and support accountability and well-being every day.

Parent Engagement Seminars

Strengthen the bridge between school and home with engaging parent sessions that align family practices with what students learn in class.

Parents gain practical strategies to:

  • Reinforce emotional literacy, self‑awareness, and healthy coping at home.
  • Use affirmations, visualization, and mindfulness to support mental well‑being.
  • Create nurturing routines that complement the school program and promote accountability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Triumph Steps for Schools?

Triumph Steps is a research-based framework created by licensed psychotherapist Beatriz Martínez-Peñalver (30+ years’ experience) that builds emotional literacy across middle and high school communities, students, educators, and families, aligned with Florida’s Resiliency Education standards.

Students follow a brief, ~12-minute audio-guided routine that blends cognitive-behavioral messages with calming music to promote focus (alpha-wave states). Twelve concise lessons reinforce gratitude, empathy, responsibility, and goal-driven habits, supported by classroom posters and prompts.

We offer keynotes, workshops, retreats, and train-the-trainer tracks (live on campus or online) that help teachers model self-regulation, apply the eight-step framework (silence, visualization, “I AM” affirmations), reduce stress and burnout, and integrate evidence-based habits into daily routines, plus follow-up micro-learning.

Parent engagement seminars give caregivers practical strategies to mirror school practices at home, reinforcing emotional literacy, mindfulness, affirmations, and visualization, so students experience a consistent, skills-based language across school and home.

Schools receive the audio program, 12-lesson set, visual toolkit, a ~30-minute educator refresher video, gratitude tools, an administrative guide, and an HS/University student booklet (digital/print). Delivery can be clinician-led or train-the-trainer, accessed via Triumph’s platform or your LMS. We’re based in Miami-Dade and serve Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, and surrounding regions, with virtual options available.