At our Summer Training Institute in June, we have asked three renowned educators to speak on helping children of color. Marion Hill, Dr. Glynetta Fletcher, and Dr. Daryl Howard each provide a different focus, as you will see in this week’s blog post. To learn more about our Summer Training Institute and to register, please visit: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2022/. All our keynoters come from a systemic change context–hopeful that every school will …
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April 2, 2022
Our Virtual Summer Training Institute is this weekend! Have you registered yet? Please click https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2022/ to learn more and to register. The event is Virtual so there is still time. To bring groups of five or more, email gail@gurianinstitute.com. If you would like to become a Gurian Certified Trainer, let Gail know. This annual event supports you in whatever place and way you work with boys, girls, and all children. …
June 17, 2022
Our own, our children’s, and our students’ mental health is on our minds. How can it not be? We each see issues all around us. The Surgeon General estimates more than 40% of Americans, including nearly half our children, face mental and emotional health issues right now. We each can use support taking care of ourselves and helping the children in our care to live with heart and soul through …
May 25, 2022
For the second year in a row, we are offering a new track at our Summer Training Institute – Our Early Childhood Track. These dynamic presenters have hands on experience in early childhood classrooms and services and lead our early childhood Pilots in Phoenix. Marion Hill who is keynoting our SI inspired this early childhood track last year and the track has grown this year with the support of Natalie …
April 7, 2022
The Gurian Institute is honored to join with community organizers in April to bring you two Helping Boys Thrive Summits. One is an in-person event in Spokane, Washington, April 23, 2022 sponsored by the Kellen Cares Foundation, featuring keynoters Michael Gurian and Tim Wright with workshops by local professionals. The other is a Tele-Summit on April 29 – 30, sponsored by the Washingon, D.C. based The Boys Initiative, featuring keynoters …
March 25, 2022
A mom in the tech industry wrote me this email: “Everywhere I go in Silicon Valley I see kids and adults less resilient. In my workplace, we are constantly tangled up with issues that are kid stuff in adult clothing—who said what to whom, who likes and doesn’t like whom, who hurt who’s feelings. These folks are 35-year-old children who can’t stand up for themselves, or when they do, they …
February 17, 2022
Beginning in the late 1980s, Michael Gurian began to build a science-based social philosophy for child development, especially in the spheres of education, parenting, and psychology. This philosophy grounds the Gurian Institute’s work in schools and communities. This week our blog post is a round up of just a few of the recent articles and studies that ground the Gurian philosophy and method. Don’t forget to check out our Summer …
March 11, 2022
We are heartbroken at the loss of life and freedom in the Ukraine. Both the Ukrainian people and, likely, most of the Russian people have had their interests betrayed by this continuing act of tyranny and war. We pray for the people who are suffering and agree with others that prayers are not enough; we have been donating resources to action funds set up to help the refugees. Please send …
March 3, 2022
We are delighted to offer you and your teams an array of possibilities for participation in this June’s Summer Training Institute. This is our annual training, networking, and strategy-driven educational event for anyone working with boys and girls. Michael Gurian’s keynotes will add a focus on resilience-building through the lens’ of boys and girls’ developing minds and emotions, especially as they are evolving in and through the Covid era. On …
February 25, 2022
This week we would like to remind our readers to check out two novels about teen boys, Michael Gurian’s The Stone Boys and Paul Cumbo’s, Wilderness Therapy. Both are not just compelling reads but also generous and at times startling glimpses into the minds of teen boys. You can find both novels wherever you shop for books. We would also like to welcome a guest blog from Paul Cumbo …
February 17, 2022
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