
What Happens When You Start Leading With Human Connection?
The future of education is not forcing engagement. It’s creating environments students want to be part of.
After being away from the actual school buildings for more than a year, Painted Hills Middle School (Palm Springs, Ca) contracted kid-grit to design and facilitate the first back-to-school / welcome to middle school experience for their 6th grade incoming class. This interactive ½ day included a school scavenger hunt, an introduction into personal holistic wellness, and some activities that provided self-awareness and reflection on the Global Pandemic.

The future of education is not forcing engagement. It’s creating environments students want to be part of.

Explore how creative writing and emotional reflection are helping educators support student mental wellness through kid-grit’s innovative approach.