Training
Training Info
Our trainings teach important skills and give unique insights into the implementation of our different programs. We offer introductory Level 1 Trainings for each program, and Level 2 Trainings that will help expand your ability to effectively deliver our program.
WhyTry Program Trainings
WhyTry Introductory Training
(Level 1)
Rediscover Your Passion for Working with Students
Our WhyTry Introductory (Level 1) training is designed to remind you why you pursued a career in education. This energizing training will give you a general overview of the program and a brief introduction to the essential skills needed to begin using the curriculum. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your toolkit, this training will provide you with the foundation you need to make an immediate impact.
Why Complete This Training?
The WhyTry Introductory Training offers a comprehensive introduction to the program. You’ll learn the basics of the WhyTry approach, including the key principles and concepts that make it so effective. We’ll cover several models for rolling out the program, ensuring you can start where you are and begin using the program immediately. This practical and straightforward method is designed to help you build a plan for expanded implementation, following our implementation and fidelity checklists.
Immediate Application and Practical Tools
Our training ensures that you are prepared to begin using the WhyTry program right away. We’ll discuss the implementation process in detail, covering various models to suit different environments and needs. You’ll leave the training with a clear understanding of how to apply the program immediately, using it as a toolkit to support your students effectively.
Flexible Training Options
WhyTry Introductory Training is available as in-person training or as a live online session. This flexibility allows you to choose the format that best fits your schedule and learning preferences.
Building the Foundation for Success
The Introductory Training sets the stage for successful implementation of the WhyTry program. You’ll gain a solid foundation in the principles and techniques that will help you engage your students and foster a resilient mindset. By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to start making a difference right away.
WhyTry Year 2 Training
(Level 2)
The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have in Training
If you’ve already experienced the excitement of our Level 1 training, get ready for the next step. Our Level 2 training is a refresher and an expansion designed to enhance your ability to deliver the WhyTry program with true fidelity. This is where the fun and learning really take off!
Why Level 2 Training?
You’ve implemented the WhyTry program, faced some challenges, and seen its potential. Now it’s time to refine and elevate your skills. In Level 2 training, we dive deeper into the principles and concepts covered in Level 1 while placing a strong focus on the skills and facilitator competencies crucial for creating a lasting impact on your students. We’ll address any challenges you’ve encountered and provide strategies to overcome them. Additionally, we’ll revisit and reinforce the core principles of WhyTry, ensuring that you have a solid foundation and are equipped with advanced techniques to engage and inspire your students.
More Than Just Tools
WhyTry is more than a practical set of tools; it’s an approach. The competencies of the facilitator play a significant role in student engagement and the overall success of the program. Our training emphasizes building strong learning relationships, creating engaging learning experiences, and helping students see the relevance of what they’re learning. These elements are critical in fostering a resilient mindset in students and improving their emotional and mental health. Level 2 training zeroes in on enhancing your competencies as a facilitator. We’ll explore the “how” of building meaningful relationships with students, making lessons more captivating, and demonstrating the importance of the content in a way that resonates deeply with them. This training will empower you to create a student mindset of resilience, ultimately maximizing the impact of the WhyTry program.
Realizing the Full Potential
It is often after completing Level 2 training that educators fully grasp the potential impact of WhyTry. You’ll gain a comprehensive vision of what successful delivery looks like and how to achieve it. The journey you start here will lead to more profound connections with your students and a greater ability to inspire and motivate them.
Resilience for Youth Trainings
Resilience for Youth Introductory Training (Level 1)
Our Resilience for Youth Introductory (Level 1) training is designed to inspire you and increase your personal resilience. This energizing training will provide a general overview of the program and introduce essential skills needed to begin using the curriculum. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your toolkit, this training will equip you to make an immediate impact.
Why Level 1 Training?
The Resilience for Youth Introductory Training offers a comprehensive introduction to the program. You’ll learn the basics of the Resilience for Youth approach, including the key principles and concepts that make it so effective. We’ll cover several models for rolling out the program, ensuring you can start where you are and begin using the program immediately. This practical and straightforward method is designed to help you build a plan for expanded implementation, following our implementation and fidelity checklists.
Immediate Application and Practical Tools
Our training ensures that you are prepared to begin using the Resilience for Youth program right away. We’ll discuss the implementation process, covering various models to suit different environments and needs. You’ll leave the training with a clear understanding of how to apply the program immediately, using it as a toolkit to support your students effectively.
Flexible Training Options
Resilience for Youth Level 1 is available as in-person training or as a live online session. This flexibility allows you to choose the format that best fits your schedule and learning preferences.
Building the Foundation for Success
The Introductory Training sets the stage for the successful implementation of the Resilience for Youth program. You’ll gain a solid foundation in the principles and techniques that will help you engage your students and foster a resilient mindset. By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to start making a difference right away.
Resilience for Youth Year 2 Training (Level 2)
If you’ve already experienced the excitement of our introductory training, get ready for the next step. Our Resilience for Youth Year 2 Training is a refresher and an expansion designed to enhance your ability to deliver the program with true fidelity. This is where the fun and learning really take off!
Deepen Your Impact
You’ve implemented the Resilience for Youth program, faced some challenges, and seen its potential. Now it’s time to refine and elevate your skills. In the year 2 training, we dive deeper into the principles and concepts covered in the introductory training, while placing a strong focus on the skills and facilitator competencies crucial for creating a lasting impact on your students. We’ll help troubleshoot any challenges you’ve encountered and provide strategies to overcome them. Additionally, we’ll revisit and reinforce the core principles of Resilience for Youth, ensuring that you have a solid foundation and are equipped with advanced techniques to engage and inspire your students.
Expand and Deepen Your Skills
Level 2 training will expand your ability to tap the four sources of resilience and deepen your ability to teach your students to be more resilient. This training emphasizes building strong learning relationships, creating engaging learning experiences, and helping students see the relevance of what they’re learning. These elements are critical in fostering a resilient mindset in students and improving their emotional and mental health.
Focusing on Facilitator Competencies
We’ll explore the “how” of building meaningful relationships with students, making lessons more captivating, and demonstrating the importance of the content in a way that resonates deeply with them. This training will empower you to create a student mindset of resilience, ultimately maximizing the impact of the Resilience for Youth program.
Realizing the Full Potential
It is often after completing Level 2 training that educators fully grasp the potential impact of Resilience for Youth. You’ll gain a comprehensive vision of what successful delivery looks like and how to achieve it. The journey you start here will lead to more profound connections with your students and a greater ability to inspire and motivate them.
Staff Development
Surrender the 1-up
It’s the x-factor of every great educator. Discover the power of Surrendering the 1-up relationship.
In this workshop, we will give you simple, practical tools that you can put into practice immediately to help create a more positive and motivating school culture.
This is a great way to introduce the WhyTry approach to your entire staff, not just program facilitators.
Resilience Breakthrough
Inspire your staff by introducing them to the principles The Resilience Breakthrough. Discover the power of resilience. Explore how to increase your personal resilience by tapping into the 4 sources.
We’ll give you practical strategies you can put into place right away to deal with personal challenges and adversity. Each participant will receive their own copy of the book.
Host a Training
As a training host, you will receive a WhyTry grant to help implement the program at your facility. You’ll also get FREE products for members of your group.