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Research shows that students who have a positive relationship with educators are more motivated to listen, engage, and show pro-social behaviors in the classroom. The WhyTry curriculum has over strategies any educator can use to build a relationship with any student. WhyTry focuses on two areas related to relevance.

The end goal for all of our programs, tools, and training is to help increase resilience in students and teachers. We can, however, impact their ability to thrive amidst those challenges. We need resilience education now more than ever. Students who score higher on resilience measures have improved social skills, higher grades, a greater love of learning, and better decision-making skills. Do you want your teachers, counselors, and administrators to be able to motivate any student?

WhyTry can help. We train educators to increase resilience in themselves and in their students. WhyTry training shows you powerful techniques to use music, videos, art, visuals, and engaging activities in the classroom. Speak their language, get their attention. For over 20 years, WhyTry has inspired students to discover freedom, opportunity, and self-respect. To select these 20 girls, we identified them as leaders in our building who were not leading in the most positive ways. I have to say, the hands-on activities were perfect in portraying the message, and we had so many great discussions as a result.

In fact, we saw a measurable change with our group. Our students made much better decisions going forward. These changes occurred as a result of the group and the WhyTry materials. Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Home.

Students who participate in a full-fidelity implementation of the WhyTry Program show improvement across several key metrics. To ensure you reap these benefits, we follow a rigorous, yet flexible implementation model. This includes in-person training, online program access, and tools to measure progress both before and after you implement the intervention.

Christian Moore The Story Of WhyTry Christian is a licensed clinical social worker that overcame a lot of personal struggles and challenges in his life. Based on Sound Mental Health Practices While completing his masters, he was challenged by a college professor to write down how he had made it through school. A Strengths-Based Approach WhyTry teaches life skills critical to the future success of every student or adult.

Ready to take the next step? Schedule Curriculum Demo. Led by thousands of professionals: Teachers and special ed instructors School counselors and psychologists Social workers Corrections staff After-school mentors Probation officers. Resilience for Youth is an effective part of: Homerooms College and career prep Leadership classes Student success Tier 1 interventions School-wide resilience initiatives.