Jean Paul pitched the idea of teaching an elective course around self-empowerment and discovering purpose to the private school where his children attended. The initial course had 3 middle school students.
The program got an overhaul to make it more universal for students in urban and suburban areas, and the beta version of the web app was completed to make it more accessible.
Schools from San Diego, Kentucky, Massachusetts and several other locations began piloting the new beta version of the Empowering Confident Youth program.