What Is the TAFT Program?
The TAFT Program is an equitable, community-based youth leadership and talent development model that empowers high-potential youth to become future educators and community leaders through structured peer tutoring, peer mentoring, and the TAFT Leadership Development Framework and is designed for implementation across scalable public learning infrastructures.
Peer Learning
TAFT Program is a research-informed peer learning initiative to empower underserved high-potential students in Grades 8–12. Through structured peer tutoring and mentorship, students receive support, help others learn, and build confidence as active members of a learning community.
Leadership Development
TAFT helps students grow through communication, collaboration, reflection, and shared responsibility. As students serve as peer tutors and mentors, they begin to develop leadership identity, mentoring skills, and a stronger sense of purpose.
Future Educator Pathways
TAFT connects peer learning with future educator pathways by encouraging students to see teaching, mentoring, and community impact as meaningful possibilities for their future. The program supports a long-term vision of strengthening diversity within the U.S. teaching workforce.
The TAFT Leadership Development Framework
is an integrated training model designed to prepare high-potential youth for progressively expanding roles as Student Tutors, Student Mentors, future educators, and community leaders through four sequential training modules.
Unlike traditional tutoring programs, TAFT intentionally connects peer learning with leadership development, educational opportunity, and future educator pathways.
Program Vision
Empowering High-Potential Students. Advancing U.S. Teacher Diversity.
Program Mission
TAFT Program empowers underserved high-potential students through peer tutoring, mentorship, leadership development, and future educator pathways while expanding educational opportunities for their peers and communities.
We are seeking High-potential students who demonstrate the following traits:
Peer Learning FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIp, and future educator development
Join the TAFT Journey
What Students Gain
Academic Growth
Leadership Development
Mentoring Experience
Community Engagement
Future Educator Exploration
Students gradually grow from learners to tutors, mentors, learning leaders, and future educators.
Who can Participate?
Student Tutors
High-potential students in Grades 8–12 who demonstrate academic strengths, leadership potential, and a commitment to helping others.
Student Participants
Students seeking academic support, mentorship, and opportunities to strengthen confidence and learning skills.
How to Get Involved
Students: Apply to join future tutoring, mentoring, and leadership opportunities.
Educators: Support student growth through mentorship and collaboration.
Partners & Supporters: Help expand educational opportunity through partnership, volunteering, or philanthropy.
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Supporting Materials
Teacher Recommendation
Student Nomination
Parent Recommendation
Academic Record
Personal Statement
Other Supporting Evidence
How the TAFT Model Works
Leadership Pathway-How the TAFT Program works
Leadership Development-Peer Tutoring & Mentoring
Preparing Future Educators
TAFT Program and the SPFL Framework
A Research–Practice Partnership for Youth Leadership Development
TAFT Program Structure
Three phases of student development
Building Community Through Peer Learning
GROWING LEARNERS. INSPIRING LEADERS. SHAPING FUTURE EDUCATORS.
Through peer tutoring, mentorship, leadership development, and future educator pathways, TAFT helps students grow as learners, leaders, and future educators while strengthening their communities.
- Email: info@taftprogram.org
- Phone: 678-275-1001
- Business Hours:
- Monday to Saturday:
- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm