FULL-DAY STAFF TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION OF KID-GRIT: THE CURRICULUM

Participants consist of educators — including schoolteachers, school counselors, expanded-learning-time facilitators, and community-based organization staff. Join us for a full day retreat comprising interactive and dynamic discussions and activities as we explore mind, body, community engagement, and social and digital awareness — all as an approach to building up our youth. We include a personal exploration of the participants’ knowledge of their own wellness —what we call educator-grit. Participants will then walk through the kid-grit curriculum step by step while they learn to facilitate the activities by doing them!

In the morning of the educator-grit professional development training, we focus on educator and staff personal wellness. Don’t be the disconnect. As we know, our students are always watching.

In the afternoon we dive into the kid-grit modules and ask participant groups to explore and present lesson plans on the kid-grit curriculum.

Throughout the day, we cover a wide range of topics including:

• Self-regulation and self-awareness.
• Building community and globally minded thinkers.
• Developing positive relationships.
• Healthy nutrition and easy-to-do physical activity.
• Getting more creativity into our classrooms.
• Managing the impact of digital devices and social-media influence.
• Instilling resilience and grit to prepare students for the next level — whether it is college navigation or pursuing their career path.

By adopting kid-grit concepts for themselves, educators will be ultimately helping students to build positive shifts in:

• Attitudes toward academics and school culture.
• Improved class attendance.
• Handling of face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying.
• Creative solving of discipline problems, resulting in fewer visits to the principal’s office.

HALF-DAY TRAINING: A RICH, 4-HOUR SESSION FOCUSED ON KID-GRIT MODULE

Join us for a half day of interactive and dynamic discussions and activities as we explore the mind, body, and community approach to the development of our youth. Participants will walk through the kid-grit curriculum step by step while they learn to facilitate the activities by doing them!

In this half day training, we will focus on the core principles of the educator-grit professional development training and we will gently walk through the activities.

We will cover a range of topics including:

• Student self-regulation and self-awareness.
• Building community-minded thinkers.
• Cultivating positive relationships.
• Healthy nutrition and easy-to-do physical activity.
• Introducing more creativity into our classrooms and programs.
• Managing the impact of digital devices and social media influence.
• Instilling resilience and grit in our youth to prepare them for the next level — whether it is personal development, college navigation, or pursuing their career path.

By adopting kid-grit concepts for themselves, educators will be ultimately helping students to build positive shifts in:

• Attitudes toward academics and school culture.
• Improved class attendance.
• Handling of face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying.
• Creative solving of discipline problems, resulting in fewer visits to the principal’s office.

STAFF RETREAT & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY DESIGN

WHAT IS EDUCATOR-GRIT AND STAFF-WELLNESS?

kid-grit provides comprehensive action plans for any level of staff to practice a holistic and resilient approach to living.

We will provide:

• A one-to-two-day training which you will design!
• Team goals developed by you and your staff.
• Follow-up support and activities.

As adult professionals, you will experience the same hands-on concepts, approaches, and activities as the kid-grit students. Following the retreat, action plans will be devised by staff for staff — which includes team-building and goal-setting. These activities will build a resilient educator community. Upon completion, staff will leave the retreat focused, interconnected, refreshed, and ready to inspire their students. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the choices that work best for their own day-to-day lives — professional, personal, and physical — all resulting in a better quality of life for themselves, and ultimately their students.

WHY ADDRESS EDUCATOR-GRIT & STAFF-WELLNESS?

Educators perennially need to manage high levels of stress. Some examples of untreated stress are: diabetes, obesity, and addictive behaviors. These kinds of problems are on the rise. By 2020 it is estimated that half of all Americans will suffer from a preventable chronic disease. The United States spends over $2.5 trillion every year on healthcare, a large portion of which comes from employers’ pockets for health insurance, medical leave, and sick days.

When staff members feel stressed out or unsupported, they are more likely to become disengaged from their students, less responsible, and ultimately tempted to quit their jobs. Chronic anxiety, poor dietary habits, and lack of exercise all significantly detract from employee performance. However, many of these costly chronic problems can be avoided with simple, preventative care for educators.

The kid-grit holistic action plan is a cost-effective solution to improve employee mindset, health, and morale while decreasing ‘burnout.’ Staff wellness programs will teach educators how to improve their physical and mental well-being, make better lifestyle choices, and nourish their own teaching practices. In return, your school or program will see an increase in staff engagement and productivity — and a decrease in employee stress, apathy, and absenteeism.

HOW DOES EDUCATOR-GRIT AND STAFF-WELLNESS WORK?

Through an initial one or two-day staff training, we empower and inform nationwide educators with the kid-grit approach to Mind, Body, Community, Digital and Social Media Awareness, and will introduce concepts focused on Servant Leadership.

Following the training, we work with you to design a practical, achievable plan for success.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE KID-GRIT PROGRAM?

kid-grit has developed a holistic approach to education that enriches the most important asset schools have: their staff. We do this so that teachers become warriors for their students, using hands-on lessons and activities to promote overall physical health, emotional wellness, and social awareness. Staff will become more informed, designing their own action plans and evincing new behaviors from their students. They will have more and better energy.

*ALL training and coaching, professional development and retreat packages are customized and tailored based on number of students or schools participating and quantity of materials purchased. Just ask.