Create a Circle
Every boy is the author of his own story. MOR Literary Club and MOR Arts Youth Society gives him the tools to write it. Through intentional instruction, creative engagement with literature, and signature literacy events, A Boy's Story Arc builds the reading comprehension, analytical thinking, and communication skills that carry him far beyond the page. We don't just teach boys to read. We teach them to own their voice.
OUR IMPERATIVE
No boy is fully served by a classroom that ignores his home, or a home left unsupported while his classroom struggles. Both must be built together, or neither holds. Backed by Dr. Caruth’s doctoral research that explored 4th–8th grade male reading comprehension and word recognition difficulties, this structural truth is the blueprint for everything we do. Two pillars, one purpose.
A boy's future is shaped long before he opens a book. It is shaped in the stability of the home that nurtures him. MOR Mothers' Arc of Wellbeing exists for the mothers navigating Solo Motherhood — launching our framework with those who carry the heaviest mantle along — providing real support, real community, and the resources to lead with confidence. Because when a mother is steady, her son has ground to stand on. And when he has ground to stand on, there is no limit to how far his story can go.
Reading Comprehension
Goal
Address the fourth- grade reading slump by improving reading comprehension skills for young men while cultivating a lasting relationship arc with literature, one that grows with them long after the program ends.
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2027
Fostering
Creativity in Literacy Development
for Boys
Harness the tools of narrative and theatre art to engage creatively with literature, bringing reading comprehension to life while deepening the analytical and communication skills at the foundation of literacy.
STARTING SUMMER 2028
MOTHERS'​
ARC OF WELLBEING
Active Chapter: The Solo Motherhood Cohort
The Solo Motherhood Cohort is a circle experience that explores how Solo Mothers by Circumstance and Single Mothers by Choice raise boys alone, and how they learn to thrive on their own terms. Rather than a straight line or fixed state, thriving emerges as a dynamic process with distinct phases, measured through seven tenets of wellbeing.
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This is not a support group. It is not a class. It is a circle — a space where mothers doing this alone come together to build the stability, clarity, and confidence that shape what their sons become.
You don't carry this alone anymore
GATHERINGS
A 12-Week Signature Workshop for Solo Mothers Raising Boys
Presented by MOR’s Mothers’ Arc of Wellbeing — A Signature Program of Max Opus Round
Facilitated by founder and president of
Max Opus Round,
Dr. Maxine Caruth, leading expert in educational leadership and literacy development for boys.
WHEN: Starting Saturday, January 2, 2027
REGISTRATION ENDS 12.4.26 AT MIDNIGHT
About the Experience
The Good Life Circle Experience is a transformative 12-week journey uniquely crafted for Solo Mothers navigating the beautiful, complex path of raising boys. Hosted by MOR’s Mothers’ Arc of Wellbeing, this inaugural workshop provides a dedicated, empowering space to focus on your personal growth, cultivate holistic wellness, and build a lasting community of peer support.
