Gr2IT Newsletter, Winter 2022

Welcome to the inaugural newsletter for GR2IT, and welcome to 2022! We are excited to begin this journey of helping children learn social emotional skills with a focus on resiliency. We are so pleased that you have joined us. As the year begins, we are working hard to finish our website to provide you with all the information you need to make a decision about implementing the GR2IT program in your school. While we are a newly registered company, our founders have a lot of experience in this field, including community networking, SEL curriculum design and training, research in development and program evaluation, teacher training and CEC, family social services, and working with various school systems and police forces to build a better school climate.

Please take a few minutes to explore the pages on our site and see for yourself why our program is different. We use a growth mindset perspective and focus on development of the whole child. This includes identity development and critical thinking, two areas not often addressed by other programs. We also emphasize resilience. We know that everyone experiences adversity in various forms throughout the life course. We have made it our mission to help youth develop and practice resiliency skills. We also work to reframe adversity as opportunities for growth while respecting and maintaining a realistic view of the difficulties of each person without diminishing their experiences. We are confident that you will see the differences in our curriculum and understand the positive impact it can have for youth, your school, and your community.

To hear the founders talk more about some of these concepts, check out their guest appearance on The Socket Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gNfduopSoaULrofEv4F6h