Think. Plan. Fly
Taking Flight With Hannan, Jermaine, Maria, Asira, and Rahma.
Think. Plan. Fly is the mindset behind everything we do at Unleash the Brilliance. Our founder Terrell Dorsey created this motto in 2012, “to help middle school students make a healthy transition into high school by preparing them to understand the consequences behind their decisions, whether good or bad.” Think. Plan. Fly is designed to help students from middle school through high school, tackle the challenges and stresses of growing up. We encourage students to pause and evaluate all the leaves of the decision tree to produce the best outcome. Once they have that pattern and thinking, they can deflect temptations and plan and prepare for takeoff. We focus specifically on helping students get their HS diplomas and set the milestones for graduation. Once students have prepared for takeoff, then they can fly and be the pilot of their own life.
On the ground, we can only see so much. This is why we partnered with the Puget SoundKeeper and Lighthawk to help our youth leaders learn what it means to figuratively fly. The Puget SoundKeeper is an organization that works to protect and preserve the waters of the Puget Sound. LightHawk is an organization with volunteer pilots that helps organizations achieve conservation outcomes, educational objectives, and outreach strategies.
On these flights, youths are able to see an aerial view of the streams, creeks, and watersheds that they have been protecting as part of the Lost Urban Creeks Project. The Lost Urban Creek project aims to mentor and educate youth in environmental literacy, water quality monitoring, and restoration techniques while restoring streams that are neglected and abused. These flights help the youth gain a new perspective and understanding of the creeks they have been protecting, as well as see how their hard work and efforts have been contributed.
Our motto Think. Plan. Fly along with these flights provides an enriching and educational experience that helps inspire youth to make positive decisions that will help them be ready to fly, rather than being grounded for life.
To learn more about the Lost Urban Creeks Project: