Wayfinder

How can you know where you want to go if you can't figure out who you are? We created Wayfinder to help all young people find their way. Our PreK-12 curriculum helps students develop future-ready skills, a sense of belonging at school, and the ability to navigate the future with purpose. With beautifully designed lesson materials, we make it easy for teachers to prepare for any lesson in five minutes or less. 
 “I’ve been teaching a really long time, and this is one of the few times my mind has been blown.” Learn what's possible with Wayfinder: https://wfndr.co/495pGCI #curriculum #futurereadyskills #21stcenturyskills

We're pumped to share more details about this featured keynote at our upcoming Summer Institutes, led by Quinae Jackson and Corinn Mapp! Through an immersive experience, Quinae and Corinn will take the audience on a journey through belonging and purpose as their story unfolds through art. Quinae will leverage her expertise leading training + learning experiences — such as our signature Education on Purpose series — and Corinn will leverage her experience as an artist, SEL advocate, and former Wayfinder student. Looking forward to seeing many of you in either Seattle or Boston. Both Summer Institutes are now sold out!

Our West Coast Summer Institute is coming up — June 19-21 in Seattle! We're looking forward to two days of learning, purpose, and belonging with this inspiring lineup of speakers. Our school + district partners will: + Engage in immersive learning experiences + Be the first to see and experience what's new in the Wayfinder platform + Pause, reflect, and reconnect to their Why + Receive a certificate for 10 hours of professional development in SEL + character education Can't wait to see many of you there. https://wfndr.co/3yZUZl4

📣 Calling all Texas secondary school principals! Kick off your summer by visiting us at booth #626 at the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop next week. Our awesome Outreach Coordinators, Catherine Aguilar + Marwa Mommandi, will be there to answer questions, showcase product updates, and help you find the right solution for developing future-ready skills in students. https://wfndr.co/4c4eGGK

We interviewed leaders from West Aurora School District 129 in Illinois to learn how they use Wayfinder to improve student engagement and attendance. Thank you to André Meeks, Demetrice Stephens, and Joshua Toopes for sharing your insights! Wayfinder helps address several of the underlying issues that feed chronic absenteeism, and educators use Wayfinder to: + Increase student agency + accountability + Track crucial skill development and generate related content + Develop students' self-awareness and purpose + Strengthen belonging and connection at school Learn more: https://wfndr.co/3yNlYQW #chronicabsenteeism #schoolleadership

“Anchored in the Polynesian tradition of wayfinding, Wayfinder helps teachers and students navigate both their inner and outer lives through an elegantly designed, research-based portfolio of curriculum, activities, and assessments that are simply the best I have ever encountered. While Polynesian wayfinding involves navigating by stars and observing birds, ocean swells and wind patterns, Wayfinder helps students find meaning and purpose through experiences that help them navigate and observe their own emotions and skills. In a world where students are losing the ability to focus on what matters most, Wayfinder enables them to become apprentices and 'navigators' on the road of life. By encompassing college and career readiness and asking who they want to be in the world, it helps them learn a new GPS system—call it an inner Waze—that supports them to hone in on their own North Stars. The Wayfinder tools equip them with mindsets, maps, durable character development, practical skills, and a new language through which to better understand what’s happening on the inside as their compass points the way forward.” –John Gasko, Ph.D. Chief Social and Emotional Learning Officer, Uplift Education Read the full review of our high school curriculum: https://wfndr.co/4bKLUeE

Attending the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Convention next week? Join Quinae Jackson, our Head of Training + Learning, during one of her two June 11 sessions on “Leveraging SEL to Support Student and Educator Engagement + Well-Being.” ...and visit Catherine Aguilar + Summer Lee at booth #17! https://wfndr.co/4bLZUVA

Curriculum and special education leaders from The School District of Philadelphia will be speaking at our East Coast Summer Institute (June 27-28 in Boston)! Russell Washington and Charlotte Brickhouse Ed. D will be addressing the topic of “Building SEL Partnerships + Collaboration in Large Urban Districts.” The East Coast Institute already sold out, and there are only a couple of tickets left for the West Coast! Learn more + view the full speaker list: https://wfndr.co/3R7tCvX

Advice from our board member, Monica Enand: “I always spend a few minutes thinking about both the upside and the downside of any risk. I do that to make sure that if there is upside and the downside is small, I push myself. Being aware that your brain is trying to protect you from doing new things and knowing when you need to override that initial feeling is very important.”

Our partners at Cambridgeport Elementary in Massachusetts noticed a gap in student belonging and school community before using Wayfinder. Fast forward to one year in, and students are feeling more connected than ever. Educators are supported with content to engage students, and the community is noticing stronger skill sets in crucial future-ready skills like self-awareness, collaboration, and agency. Hear directly from elementary schoolers in this new video and find out why their Wayfinder workbooks are “kind of like a giant zoo.” 💚