✨ SELF Growth Labs · A Growth Compass Program

Empowering children beyond academics.

Aspire Harbor's signature personal development and life skills program for middle school students, in collaboration with Dipti Punjabi. Confidence, emotional intelligence, communication, leadership and responsible decision-making, taught through engaging experiential learning.

The SELF Framework

What SELF stands for.

SELF is Aspire Harbor's signature life-skills framework designed to help children become confident, responsible, and future-ready individuals.

S
Stories that Inspire

Learn through story

Children learn timeless values and life lessons through engaging stories, real-life examples, role plays and meaningful discussions.

E
Experiential Learning

Learn by doing

Interactive games, activities, projects, teamwork and reflection help students learn by doing rather than just listening.

L
Let's Talk

Learn to speak

Guided conversations, public speaking, presentations, debates and collaborative discussions build confidence, empathy and leadership.

F
Five-Minute Habits

Learn by habit

Simple daily habits and reflection practices encourage consistency, self-discipline, responsibility, gratitude and continuous growth.

About the Program

Beyond academics, into life.

SELF Growth Labs is a structured personal development program for students in Grades 6–8, created to nurture confident, responsible and future-ready young individuals.

The program goes beyond academics to help children develop the essential life skills needed to thrive in school, relationships and future careers. Through stories, interactive activities, public speaking, group discussions, games and real-life applications, students build the muscle for adult life while they're still learning who they are.

Grades
6–8
The middle school years, when identity, confidence and habits take shape.
What students build

The muscles for adulthood.

Self-awareness & EI

Naming feelings, reading rooms, understanding what makes them tick.

Self-confidence & resilience

From "I can't" to "let me try", and back up again after setbacks.

Communication & public speaking

Structuring a thought, holding attention, speaking clearly in any room.

Leadership & teamwork

Leading peers and projects, disagreeing kindly, sharing credit.

Self-control & responsible decisions

Choosing responses, not just reactions. Owning outcomes.

Creativity & critical thinking

Asking better questions, considering multiple angles, making new things.

Goal setting & problem-solving

Breaking big things into small steps. Finding a path when there isn't one.

Growth mindset & positive habits

Believing improvement is possible, and building the daily rituals to prove it.

Meet the Founders

Two facilitators. One mission.

Jyoti Theva

Jyoti Theva

Founder · Aspire Harbor | Jo Pathways

Certified Career Counsellor & International Study Advisor, and Certified Cognitive Behaviour Life Coach. Passionate about helping young people develop self-awareness, confidence and clarity to make informed life and career choices.

Dipti Punjabi

Dipti Punjabi

Educator & Student Development Facilitator

Educator and student development facilitator with extensive experience designing engaging learning experiences for children. Passionate about nurturing confidence, communication, creativity, leadership and emotional well-being through interactive and experiential learning.

Together, they bring a unique blend of career guidance, life skills education, coaching and experiential learning to create meaningful growth experiences for young learners.

Our Vision

Academic success opens doors.
Character determines how far students go.

At SELF Growth Labs, our mission is to empower every child to discover their strengths, develop essential life skills, and grow into compassionate, confident and purpose-driven individuals.

Join SELF Growth Labs

Because self-awareness, confidence, character, and life skills determine how far students go, not just their marks.