World renowned activist and author Dr. Warren Farrell is one of our keynote speakers at this year’s Summer Training Institute. Co-author of the bestselling The Boy Crisis, Dr. Farrell has traveled the world to excite communities working on gender issues facing boys, girls, and women and men. Today’s blog features him and his keynote. Please join us for our event on June 24-25. Because the Summer Training is occurring …
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April 17, 2023
Along with our K – 12 track at this summer’s Gurian Training Institute, we are again offering our Early Childhood Track. These dynamic presenters and Gurian Certified Trainers have hands on experience in early childhood classrooms and services. Marion Hill, Program Coordinator at Head Start of Phoenix, and a GI Master Trainer, was the first to suggest we provide this ECE track and we have been honored to do so …
April 14, 2023
In 2022, the newest Gurian Institute (GI) Center for Educational Excellence was born at Crespi Carmelite High School (Crespi) in Encino, California. Serving the whole Los Angeles area, as well as students from overseas, Crespi embodies generations of educational excellence. It became the Gurian Institute’s first Model School in 2005. It is now a Gurian Institute Center for Educational Excellence. As part of becoming a Center, Crespi asked GI to …
April 6, 2023
Eva Dwight, ME.d., a former teacher and counselor, is our Gurian Institute Program Director and travels the country providing training for pre-K and K-12 schools and organizations. Dynamic, accessible, always practical in her workshops and trainings, Eva is also a Positive Discipline Certified Trainer who helps educators and families study and manage child development with depth and humor. Eva will provide our Two Part Boys and Girls Learn Differently training …
March 29, 2023
Our newsletter this week features a question by a parent and coach about digital use and the tween brain. Michael Gurian will be providing a keynote on this very topic at this year’s GI Summer Training Institute in June. Other speakers this year will integrate the topic into their workshops. The Surgeon General has just called for a national effort to protect our children’s brains from significant use of screens, …
March 24, 2023
This week we feature the work of Dr. Vermelle Greene, one of our Summer Institute Keynote speakers. She is dynamic, practical, leading edge, and unflagging in her work for children. As a Maryland Board of Education member, she helped found the Achieving Academic Equity and Excellence for Black Boys Initiative in Maryland. We hope you’ll join us at the Summer Training Institute, which you can access virtually on June 24-25 …
March 17, 2023
We are excited to announce the next Helping Boys Thrive Summit in our network. The Kellen Cares Foundation in Spokane, Washington is organizing this summit for April 22, 2023. Michael Gurian and Tim Wright will be keynote speakers, and local teachers and counselors, GI Certified Trainers, will provide breakouts. Today’s blog post features the Spokane Summit. To bring a Summit to your area, check out www.helpingboysthrive.org. To register for the …
March 10, 2023
Since 1997, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and communities. You can meet some of our trainers on https://gurianinstitute.com/trainers/. We hope every school to have at least one certified trainer to train faculty, staff, and parents in brain-based teaching and whole child growth. Have you considered becoming a Gurian Certified Trainer? Do you know someone at your school or in …
March 3, 2023
Sean Kullman, Director of the Global Initiative for Boys and Men, has published a powerful series of articles that pertain to child development and education, specifically what is happening with our boys. This week we are featuring Part III of his series, a section of which looks at the work of the Gurian Institute. We hope you’ll join us at our Summer Institute this June to learn more about this …
February 24, 2023
We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael Gurian to our Summer Institute! He will be doing three keynotes this year, which are featured in today’s newsletter. Michael is one of America’s most dynamic speakers. His presentations have been called “life-changing” and “education-changing.” To learn more about our Summer Institute and to register, click: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2023/. We have been holding Summer Institutes for 25 years, and each one is packed with leading …
February 10, 2023
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